INERROR。
Theyburntacorpseuponthesand——
Thelightshoneoutafar；
ItguidedhometheplungingboatsThatbeatfromZanzibar。
SpiritofFire，where’erThyaltarsrise。
ThouartLightofGuidancetooureyes！
SalsetteBoat-Song。
Thereishopeforamanwhogetspubliclyandriotouslydrunkmoreoftenthatheoughttodo；butthereisnohopeforthemanwhodrinkssecretlyandaloneinhisownhouse——themanwhoisneverseentodrink。
Thisisarule；sotheremustbeanexceptiontoproveit。
Moriarty’scasewasthatexception。
HewasaCivilEngineer，andtheGovernment，verykindly，puthimquitebyhimselfinanout-district，withnobodybutnativestotalktoandagreatdealofworktodoHedidhisworkwellinthefouryearshewasutterlyalone；buthepickeduptheviceofsecretandsolitarydrinking，andcameupoutofthewildernessmoreoldandwornandhaggardthanthedead-alivelifehadanyrighttomakehim。
YouknowthesayingthatamanwhohasbeenaloneinthejungleformorethanayearisneverquitesaneallhislifeafterPeoplecreditedMoriarty’squeernessofmannerandmoodywaystothesolitude，andsaiditshowedhowGovernmentspoiltthefuturesofitsbestmenMoriartyhadbuilthimselftheplinthofaverygodreputationinthebridge-dam-girderlineButheknew，everynightoftheweek，thathewastakingstepstounderminethatreputationwithLLLand“Christopher“andlittlenipsofliqueurs，andfilthofthatkindHehadasoundconstitutionandagreatbrain，orelsehewouldhavebrokendownanddiedlikeasickcamelinthedistrict，asbettermenhavedonebeforehim。
GovernmentorderedhimtoSimlaafterhehadcomeoutofthedesert；
andhewentupmeaningtotryforapostthenvacantThatseason，MrsReiver——perhapsyouwillrememberher——wasintheheightofherpower，andmanymenlayunderheryokeEverythingbadthatcouldbesaidhasalreadybeensaidaboutMrsReiver，inanothertale。
Moriartywasheavily-builtandhandsome，veryquietandnervouslyanxioustopleasehisneighborswhenhewasn’tsunkinabrownstudyHestartedagooddealatsuddennoisesorifspokentowithoutwarning；and，whenyouwatchedhimdrinkinghisglassofwateratdinner，youcouldseethehandshakealittleButallthiswasputdowntonervousness，andthequiet，steady，“sip-sip-
sip，fillandsip-sip-sip，again。”thatwentoninhisownroomwhenhewasbyhimself，wasneverknownWhichwasmiraculous，seeinghoweverythinginaman’sprivatelifeispublicpropertyouthere。
Moriartywasdrawn，notintoMrsReiver’sset，becausetheywerenothissort，butintothepowerofMrsReiver，andhefelldowninfrontofherandmadeagoddessofherThiswasduetohiscomingfreshoutofthejungletoabigtownHecouldnotscalethingsproperlyorseewhowaswhat。
BecauseMrsReiverwascoldandhard，hesaidshewasstatelyanddignifiedBecauseshehadnobrains，andcouldnottalkcleverly，hesaidshewasreservedandshyMrsReivershy！Becauseshewasunworthyofhonororreverencefromanyone，hereverencedherfromadistanceanddoweredherwithallthevirtuesintheBibleandmostofthoseinShakespeare。
Thisbig，dark，abstractedmanwhowassonervouswhenaponycanteredbehindhim，usedtomooninthetrainofMrsReiver，blushingwithpleasurewhenshethrewawordortwohiswayHisadmirationwasstrictlyplatonic：evenotherwomensawandadmittedthisHedidnotmoveoutinSimla，soheheardnothingagainsthisidol：whichwassatisfactoryMrsReivertooknospecialnoticeofhim，beyondseeingthathewasaddedtoherlistofadmirers，andgoingforawalkwithhimnowandthen，justtoshowthathewasherproperty，claimableassuchMoriartymusthavedonemostofthetalking，forMrsReivercouldn’ttalkmuchtoamanofhisstamp；
andthelittleshesaidcouldnothavebeenprofitableWhatMoriartybelievedin，ashehadgoodreasonto，wasMrsReiver’sinfluenceoverhim，and，in...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：