There, every day
among all ranks
almost every man
comes into more or less of contact with
almost every other man. Wholly there
to avoid even the sight of an aggravating
object one must needs give it Jonah's
toss or jump overboard himself.
Imagine how all this abnormal abnormally recurring proximity
and attrition or rubbing against his contrary might eventually operate
on some peculiar human creature the
direct reverse of a saint?
But for the adequate comprehending
of Claggart by a normal nature these hints are insufficient.
To pass from a normal nature Budd to him one must
cross "the deadly space between." And
this is best done by indirection.
comes into more or less of contact with
almost every other man. Wholly there
to avoid even the sight of an aggravating
object one must needs give it Jonah's
toss or jump overboard himself.
Imagine how all this abnormal abnormally recurring proximity
and attrition or rubbing against his contrary might eventually operate
on some peculiar human creature the
direct reverse of a saint?
But for the adequate comprehending
of Claggart by a normal nature these hints are insufficient.
To pass from a normal nature Budd to him one must
cross "the deadly space between." And
this is best done by indirection.
There, every day
among all ranks
almost every man
comes into more or less of contact with
almost every other man. Wholly there
to avoid even the sight of an aggravating
object one must needs give it Jonah's
toss or jump overboard himself.
Imagine how all this abnormal abnormally recurring proximity
and attrition or rubbing against his contrary might eventually operate
on some peculiar human creature the
direct reverse of a saint?
But for the adequate comprehending
of Claggart by a normal nature these hints are insufficient.
To pass from a normal nature Budd to him one must
cross "the deadly space between." And
this is best done by indirection.
comes into more or less of contact with
almost every other man. Wholly there
to avoid even the sight of an aggravating
object one must needs give it Jonah's
toss or jump overboard himself.
Imagine how all this abnormal abnormally recurring proximity
and attrition or rubbing against his contrary might eventually operate
on some peculiar human creature the
direct reverse of a saint?
But for the adequate comprehending
of Claggart by a normal nature these hints are insufficient.
To pass from a normal nature Budd to him one must
cross "the deadly space between." And
this is best done by indirection.
Transcribed by: John Bryant