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1、CHAPTER1Iscarcelyknowwheretobegin,thoughIsometimesfacetiouslyplacethecauseofitalltoCharleyFuruseth'scredit.HekeptasummercottageinMillValley,undertheshadowofMountTamalpais,andneveroccupieditexceptwhenheloafedthroughthewintermonthsandreadNietzscheandSchopenhauertoresthis
2、brain.Whensummercameon,heelectedtosweatoutahotanddustyexistenceinthecityandtotoilincessantly.HaditnotbeenmycustomtorunuptoseehimeverySaturdayafternoonandtostopovertillMondaymorning,thisparticularJanuaryMondaymorningwouldnothavefoundmeafloatonSanFranciscoBay.NotbutthatI
3、wasafloatinasafecraft,fortheMartinezwasanewferry-steamer,makingherfourthorfifthtripontherunbetweenSausalitoandSanFrancisco.Thedangerlayintheheavyfogwhichblanketedthebay,andofwhich,asalandsman,Ihadlittleapprehension.Infact,Iremembertheplacidexaltationwithwhichtookupmypo
4、sitionontheforwardupperdeck,directlybeneaththepilot-house,andallowedthemysteryofthefogtolayholdofmyimagination.Afreshbreezewasblowing,andforatimeIwasaloneinthemoistobscurity;yetnotalone,forIwasdimlyconsciousofthepresenceofthepilot,andofwhatItooktobethecaptain,intheglas
5、shouseabovemyhead.Irememberthinkinghowcomfortableitwas,thisdivisionoflaborwhichmadeitunnecessaryformetostudyfogs,winds,tides,andnavigation,inordertovisitmyfriendwholivedacrossanarmofthesea.Itwasgoodthatmenshouldbespecialists,Imused.Thepeculiarknowledgeofthepilotandcapt
6、ainsufficedformanythousandsofpeoplewhoknewnomoreoftheseaandnavigationthanIknew.Ontheotherhand,insteadofhavingtodevotemyenergytothelearningofamultitudeofthings,Iconcentratedituponafewparticularthings,suchas,forinstance,theanalysisofPoe'splaceinAmericanliterature,anessay
7、ofmine,bytheway,inthecurrentAtlantic.Comingaboard,asIpassedthroughthecabin,IhadnoticedwithgreedyeyesastoutgentlemanreadingtheAtlantic,whichwasopenatmyveryessay.Andthereitwasagain,thedivisionoflabor,thespecialknowledgeofthepilotandcaptainwhichpermittedthestoutgentlemant
8、oreadmyspecialknowledgeonPoewhiletheycarriedhimsafelyfromSausalitotoSanFrancisco.Ared-facedman,slammingthecabindoorbe
