heroes and hero worship-第50部分

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ver　completed；　as　indeed　what　great　man　is　other？　　Left　in　_too_　rude　a　state；　alas！

His　notions　of　the　world；　as　he　expresses　them　there　at　St。　Helena；　are　almost　tragical　to　consider。　　He　seems　to　feel　the　most　unaffected　surprise　that　it　has　all　gone　so；　that　he　is　flung　out　on　the　rock　here；　and　the　World　is　still　moving　on　its　axis。　　France　is　great；　and　all…great：　　and　at　bottom；　he　is　France。　　England　itself；　he　says；　is　by　Nature　only　an　appendage　of　France；　〃another　Isle　of　Oleron　to　France。〃　　So　it　was　by　_Nature_；　by　Napoleon…Nature；　and　yet　look　how　in　factHERE　AM　I！　　He　cannot　understand　it：　　inconceivable　that　the　reality　has　not　corresponded　to　his　program　of　it；　that　France　was　not　all…great；　that　he　was　not　France。　　〃Strong　delusion；〃　that　he　should　believe　the　thing　to　be　which　_is_　not！　　The　compact；　clear…seeing；　decisive　Italian　nature　of　him；　strong；　genuine；　which　he　once　had；　has　enveloped　itself；　half…dissolved　itself；　in　a　turbid　atmosphere　of　French　fanfaronade。　　The　world　was　not　disposed　to　be　trodden　down　underfoot；　to　be　bound　into　masses；　and　built　together；　as　_he_　liked；　for　a　pedestal　to　France　and　him：　　the　world　had　quite　other　purposes　in　view！　　Napoleon's　astonishment　is　extreme。　　But　alas；　what　help　now？　　He　had　gone　that　way　of　his；　and　Nature　also　had　gone　her　way。　　Having　once　parted　with　Reality；　he　tumbles　helpless　in　Vacuity；　no　rescue　for　him。　　He　had　to　sink　there；　mournfully　as　man　seldom　did；　and　break　his　great　heart；　and　die；this　poor　Napoleon：　　a　great　implement　too　soon　wasted；　till　it　was　useless：　　our　last　Great　Man！

Our　last；　in　a　double　sense。　　For　here　finally　these　wide　roamings　of　ours　through　so　many　times　and　places；　in　search　and　study　of　Heroes；　are　to　terminate。　　I　am　sorry　for　it：　　there　was　pleasure　for　me　in　this　business；　if　also　much　pain。　　It　is　a　great　subject；　and　a　most　grave　and　wide　one；　this　which；　not　to　be　too　grave　about　it；　I　have　named　_Hero…worship_。　　It　enters　deeply；　as　I　think；　into　the　secret　of　Mankind's　ways　and　vitalest　interests　in　this　world；　and　is　well　worth　explaining　at　present。　　With　six　months；　instead　of　six　days；　we　might　have　done　better。　　I　promised　to　break　ground　on　it；　I　know　not　whether　I　have　even　managed　to　do　that。　　I　have　had　to　tear　it　up　in　the　rudest　manner　in　order　to　get　into　it　at　all。　Often　enough；　with　these　abrupt　utterances　thrown　out　isolated；　unexplained；　has　your　tolerance　been　put　to　the　trial。　　Tolerance；　patient　candor；　all…hoping　favor　and　kindness；　which　I　will　not　speak　of　at　present。　　The　accomplished　and　distinguished；　the　beautiful；　the　wise；　something　of　what　is　best　in　England；　have　listened　patiently　to　my　rude　words。　　With　many　feelings；　I　heartily　thank　you　all；　and　say；　Good　be　with　you　all！





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