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IlovetorecallthegladmonotonyofaPacificvoyage，whenthetradesarenotstinted，andtheship，dayafterday，goesfree。
Themountainsceneryoftrade-windclouds，watched(andinmycasepainted)undereveryvicissitudeoflight——blottingstars，witheringinthemoon’sglory，barringthescarleteve，lyingacrossthedawncollapsedintotheunfeaturedmorningbank，oratnoonraisingtheirsnowysummitsbetweentheblueroofofheavenandthebluefloorofsea；thesmall，busy，anddeliberateworldoftheschooner，withitsunfamiliarscenes，thespearingofdolphinfromthebowspritend，theholywaronsharks，thecookmakingbreadonthemainhatch；reefingdownbeforeaviolentsquall，withthemenhangingoutonthefoot-ropes；thesquallitself，thecatchattheheart，theopenedsluicesofthesky；andtherelief，therenewedlovelinessoflife，whenallisover，thesunforthagain，andourout-foughtenemyonlyablotupontheleewardsea。Ilovetorecall，andwouldthatIcouldreproducethatlife，theunforgettable，theunrememberable。Thememory，whichshowssowiseabackwardnessinregisteringpain，isbesidesanimperfectrecorderofextendedpleasures；
andalong-continuedwell-beingescapes(asitwere，byitsmass)ourpettymethodsofcommemoration。Onapartofourlife’smapthereliesaroseate，undecipherablehaze，andthatisall。
Ofonething，ifIamatalltotrustmyownannals，Iwasdelightedlyconscious。Dayafterday，inthesun-gildedcabin，thewhiskey-dealer’sthermometerstoodat84。Dayafterday，theairhadthesameindescribablelivelinessandsweetness，softandnimble，andcoolasthecheekofhealth。Dayafterdaythesunflamed；nightafternightthemoonbeaconed，orthestarsparadedtheirlustrousregiment。Iwasawareofaspiritualchange，or，perhaps，ratheramolecularreconstitution。
Mybonesweresweetertome。Ihadcomehometomyownclimate，andlookedbackwithpityonthosedampandwintryzones，miscalledthetemperate。
“Twoyearsofthis，andcomfortablequarterstolivein，kindofshakethegritoutofaman。”thecaptainremarked；“can’tmakeouttobehappyanywhereelse。Atownieofminewaslostdownthisway，inacoalshipthattookfireatsea。HestruckthebeachsomewhereintheNavigators；andhewrotetomethatwhenhelefttheplace，itwouldbefeetfirst。He’swelloff，too，andhisfatherownssomecoastingcraftDownEast；butBillyprefersthebeach，andhotrollsoffthebread-fruittrees。”
AvoicetoldmeIwasonthesametrackasBilly。Butwhenwasthis？OuroutwardtrackintheNorahCreinalaywelltothenorthward；andperhapsitisbuttheimpressionofafewpetdayswhichIhaveunconsciouslyspreadlonger，orperhapsthefeelinggrewuponmelater，intheruntoHonolulu。OnethingI
amsure：itwasbeforeIhadeverseenanislandworthyofthenamethatImustdatemyloyaltytotheSouthSeas。Theblankseaitselfgrewdesirableundersuchskies；andwhereverthetrade-windblows，Iknownobettercountrythanaschooner’sdeck。
Butforthetugginganxietyastothejourney’send，thejourneyitselfmustthushavecountedforthebestofholidays。Myphysicalwell-beingwasover-proof；effectsofseaandskykeptmeforeverbusywithmypencil；andIhadnolackofintellectualexerciseofadifferentorderinthestudyofmyinconsistentfriend，thecaptain。Icallhimfriend，hereonthethreshold；butthatistolookwellahead。Atfirst，IwastoomuchhorrifiedbywhatIconsideredhisbarbarities，toomuchpuzzledbyhisshiftinghumours，andtoofrequentlyannoyedbyhissmallvanities，toregardhimotherwisethanasthecrossofmyexistence。Itwasonlybydegrees，inhisrarehoursofpleasantness，whenheforgot(andmademeforget)theweaknessestowhichhewassoprone，thathewonmetoakindofunconsentingfondness。Lastly，thefaultswereallembracedinamoregenerousview：Isawthemintheirplace，likediscordsinamusicalprogression；andacceptedthemandfoundthempicturesque，asweacceptandadmire，inthehabitablefaceofnature，thesmokyheadofthevolcanoortheperniciousthicketoftheswamp。
HewascomeofgoodpeopleDownEast，andhadthebeginningsofathorougheducation。Histemperhadbeenungovernablefromthefirst；anditislikelythedefectwasinherited，andtheblameoftherupturenotentirelyhis。Heranawayatleasttosea；sufferedhorriblemaltreatment，whichseemedtohaveratherhardenedthanenl
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