,,eeldrop ,,& ,,appleplex  ,t4,s4 ,eliot
     ,i   ,eeldrop & ,appleplex r5t$ two
 small rooms 9 a disreputable "p ( t[n4 
,"h !y sometimes came at nightfall1 "h  
!y sometimes slept1 & aft] !y _h slept1 
!y cook$ oatmeal & dep>t$ 9 ! morn+ =   
de/9ations unkn[n to ea* o!r4 ,!y       
sometimes slept1 m (t5 !y talk$1 or     
look$ out ( ! w9d[4  ,!y _h *os5 ! rooms
 & ! neighborhood ) great c>e4 ,!re are 
evil neighborhoods ( noise & evil       
neighborhoods ( sil5ce1 & ,eeldrop &    
,appleplex pref]r$ ! latt]1 z be+ ! m   
evil4 ,x 0 a %ady /reet1 its w9d[s 7    
heavily curta9$2 & ov] x hung ! cl\d ( a
 respectability :i* has some?+ to       
conceal4 ,yet x _h ! advantage ( m      
riot\s neighborhoods ne> by1 & ,eeldrop 
& ,appleplex comm&$ f _! w9d[s !        
entrance ( a police /ation across ! way4
 ,?is alone possess$ an irresi/ible     
appeal 9 _! eyes4 ,f "t to "t ! sil5ce (
 ! /reet 0 brok52 :5ev] a malefactor 0  
appreh5d$1 a wave ( excitem5t curl$ into
 ! /reet & broke ^u ! doors ( ! police  

/ation4 ,!n ! inhabitants ( ! /reet w\ld
 l+] 9 dress+-g[ns1 ^u _! door/eps3 !n  
ali5 visitors w\ld l+] 9 ! /reet1 9     
caps2 long aft] ! c5tre ( mis]y _h be5  
engulph$ 9 8 cell4 ,!n ,eeldrop &       
,appleplex w\ld break (f _! disc\rse1 & 
ru% out to m+le ) ! mob4 ,ea* pursu$ 8  
own l9e ( enquiry4 ,appleplex1 :o _h !  
gift ( an extraord9>y address ) ! l[]   
classes ( bo? sexes1 que/ion$ !         
onlook]s1 & usually extract$ full &     
inconsi/5t hi/ories3 ,eeldrop pres]v$ a 
m passive demeanor1 li/5$ to !          
conv]sation ( ! p among !mselves1       
regi/]$ 9 8 m9d _! oa?s1 _! r$undance ( 
phrase1 _! v>i\s mann]s ( spitt+1 & !   
cries ( ! victim f ! hall ( ju/ice )94  
,:5 ! cr[d disp]s$1 ,eeldrop &          
,appleplex return$ to _! rooms3         
,appleplex ent]$ ! results ( 8 inquiries
 into l>ge notebooks1 fil$ accord+ to ! 
nature ( ! case1 f ,a 7adult]y7 to ,y   
7yeggm574 ,eeldrop smok$ reflectively4  
,x may be add$ t ,eeldrop 0 a sceptic1 )
 a ta/e = my/icism1 & ,appleplex a      

mat]iali/ ) a lean+ t[>d scepticism2 t  
,eeldrop 0 le>n$ 9 !ology1 & t          
,appleplex /udi$ ! physical & biological
 sci5ces4  ,!re 0 a common motive :i* l$
 ,eeldrop & ,appleplex ?us to sep>ate   
!mselves f "t to "t1 f ! fields ( _!    
daily employm5ts & _! ord9>ily social   
activities4 ,bo? 7 endeavor+ to escape n
 ! commonplace1 respectable or ev5 !    
dome/ic1 b ! too well pigeonhol$1 too   
tak5-=-grant$1 too highly sy/ematiz$    
areas1 &1--9 ! language ( ^? :om !y     
s\ght to avoid--!y wi%$ to appreh5d !   
human s\l 9 its concrete individuality4 
,:y1 said ,eeldrop1 0 t fat ,spani>d1 :o
 sat at ! table ) u ?is ev5+1 & li/5$ to
 our conv]sation ) occasional curiosity1
 :y 0 he himself = a mom5t an object (  
int]e/ to u8 ,he wore 8 napk9 tuck$ into
 8 *91 he made unpleasant noises :ile   
eat+1 & :ile n eat+1 8 way ( crumbl+    
bread betwe5 fat f+]s made me extremely 
n]v\s3 he wore a wai/coat cafe au lait1 
& black boots ) br[n tops4 ,he 0        
oppressively gross & vulg>2 he belong$  

to a type1 he c\ld easily be classifi$ 9
 any t[n ( prov9cial ,spa94 ,yet "u !   
circum/ances--:5 we _h be5 discuss+     
m>riage1 & he sudd5ly lean$ =w>d &      
exclaim$3 ',i 0 m>ri$ once myself'--we 7
 able to deta* him f 8 classification & 
reg>d him = a mom5t z an unique be+1 a  
s\l1 h[ev] insignificant1 ) a hi/ory (  
its own1 once = all4 ,x is ^! mom5ts :i*
 we prize1 & :i* alone are reveal+4 ,=  
any vital tru? is incapable ( be+ appli$
 to ano!r case3 ! ess5tial is unique4   
,p]haps t is :y x is s neglect$3 because
 x is useless4 ,:at we le>n$ ab\t t     
,spani>d is incapable ( be+ appli$ to   
any o!r ,spani>d1 or ev5 recall$ 9      
words4 ,) ! decl9e ( or?odox !ology &   
its admirable !ory ( ! s\l1 ! unique    
importance ( ev5ts has vani%$4 ,a man is
 only important z he is class$4 ,h5ce   
!re is no trag$y1 or no appreciation (  
trag$y1 :i* is ! same ?+4 ,we _h be5    
talk+ ( "y ,bi/wick1 :o ?ree mon?s ago  
m>ri$ 8 "m's h\semaid & n[ is aw>e ( !  
fact4 ,:o appreciates ! tru? ( ! matt]8 

,n ! relatives1 = !y are only mov$ by   
affection1 by reg>d = ,bi/wick's        
int]e/s1 & *iefly by _! collective feel+
 ( family disgrace4 ,n ! g5]\s m9d$ &   
?\ghtful outsid]1 :o reg>ds x m]ely z   
evid5ce = ! necessity ( divorce law     
re=m4 ,bi/wick is class$ among !        
unhappily m>ri$4 ,b :at ,bi/wick feels  
:5 he wakes up 9 ! morn+1 :i* is ! great
 important fact1 no deta*$ outsid]      
conceives4 ,! awful importance ( ! ru9 (
 a life is ov]look$4 ,m5 are only all[$ 
to be happy or mis]able 9 classes4 ,9   
,gopsum ,/reet a man murd]s 8 mi/ress4  
,! important fact is t = ! man ! act is 
et]nal1 & t = ! brief space he has to   
live1 he is already dead4 ,he is already
 9 a diff]5t _w f ours4 ,he has cross$ !
 fronti]4 ,! important fact is t some?+ 
is done :i* c n be undone--a possibility
 :i* none ( u realize until we face x   
ourselves4 ,= ! man's neighbors !       
important fact is :at ! man kill$ h] )8 
,& at precisely :at "t8 ,& :o f\nd !    
body8 ,= ! 'enlight5$ public' ! case is 

m]ely evid5ce = ! ,dr9k "q1 or          
,unemploym5t1 or "s o!r category ( ?+s  
to be re=m$4 ,b ! m$iaeval _w1 insi/+ on
 ! et]nity ( puni%m5t1 express$ some?+  
ne>] ! tru?4  ,:at y say1 repli$        
,appleplex1 comm&s my measur$ adh]5ce4  
,i %\ld ?9k1 9 ! case ( ! ,spani>d1 & 9 
! _m o!r int]e/+ cases :i* h come "u our
 att5tion at ! door ( ! police /ation1  
:at we grasp 9 t mom5t ( pure obs]vation
 on :i* we pride ourselves1 is n ali5 to
 ! pr9ciple ( classification1 b deep]4  
,we c\ld1 if we lik$1 make excell5t     
comm5t ^u ! nature ( prov9cial          
,spani>ds1 or ( de/itution 7z mis]y is  
call$ by ! philan?ropi/s71 or on homes =
 work+ girls4 ,b su* is n our int5tion4 
,we aim at exp]i5ce 9 ! p>ticul> c5tres 
9 :i* alone x is evil4 ,we avoid        
classification4 ,we d n d5y x4 ,b :5 a  
man is classifi$ some?+ is lo/4 ,!      
majority ( mank9d live on pap] curr5cy3 
!y use t]ms :i* are m]ely good = s mu*  
reality1 !y nev] see actual co9age4  ,i 
%\ld g ev5 fur!r ?an t1 said ,eeldrop4  

,! majority n only h no language to     
express any?+ save g5]aliz$ man2 !y are 
= ! mo/ "p unaw>e ( !mselves z any?+ b  
g5]aliz$ m54 ,!y are fir/ ( all gov]nm5t
 (ficials1 or pill>s ( ! *ur*1 or trade 
unioni/s1 or poets1 or unemploy$2 ?is   
catalogu+ is n only satisfactory to o!r 
p = practical purposes1 x is suffici5t  
to !mselves = _! 'life ( ! _s4' ,_m are 
n q real at any mom5t4 ,:5 ,wol/rip     
m>ri$1 ,i am sure he said to himself3   
',n[ ,i am consummat+ ! union ( two ( ! 
be/ families 9 ,philadelphia4'  ,! "q   
is1 said ,appleplex1 :at is to be our   
philosophy4 ,?is mu/ be settl$ at once4 
,mrs4 ,h[exd5 recomm5ds me to read      
,b]gson4 ,he writes v ent]ta9+ly on !   
/ructure ( ! eye ( ! frog4  ,n at all1  
int]rupt$ 8 fri5d4 ,our philosophy is q 
irrelevant4 ,! ess5tial is1 t our       
philosophy %\ld spr+ f our po9t ( view &
 n return ^u itself to expla9 our po9t (
 view4 ,a philosophy ab\t intuition is  
some:at less likely to be intuitive ?an 
any o!r4 ,we mu/ avoid hav+ a plat=m4   

,b at lea/1 said ,appleplex1 we are444  
,individuali/s4 ,no66 nor               
anti-intellectuali/s4 ,^! also are      
labels4 ,! 'individuali/' is a memb] ( a
 mob z fully z any o!r man3 & ! mob (   
individuali/s is ! mo/ unpleas+1 because
 x has ! lea/ "*4 ,nietzs*e 0 a mob-man1
 j z ,b]gson is an intellectuali/4 ,we  
_c escape ! label1 b let x be "o :i*    
c>ries no di/9ction1 & ar\ses no        
self-consci\sness4 ,suffici5t t we %\ld 
f9d simple labels1 & n fur!r exploit !m4
 ,i am1 ,i confess to y1 9 private life1
 a bank-cl]k4444  ,& %\ld1 accord+ to   
y\r own view1 h a wife1 ?ree *ildr51 & a
 vegetable g>d5 9 a suburb1 said        
,appleplex4  ,su* is precisely ! case1  
return$ ,eeldrop1 b ,i _h n ?\ght x     
necess>y to m5tion ?is biographical     
detail4 ,z x is ,saturday night1 ,i %all
 return to my suburb4 ,tomorr[ w be sp5t
 9 t g>d54444  ,i %all pay my call on   
,mrs4 ,h[exd51 murmur$ ,appleplex4      
,,ii   ,! suburban ev5+ 0 grey & yell[  
on ,sunday2 ! g>d5s ( ! small h\ses to  

left & "r 7 rank ) ivy & tall grass &   
lilac bu%es2 ! tropical ,s\? ,london    
v]dure 0 du/y above & m\ldy bel[2 !     
tepid air sw>m$ ) flies4 ,eeldrop1 at ! 
w9d[1 welcom$ ! smoky smell ( lilac1 !  
gramaphones1 ! *oir ( ! ,bapti/ *apel1 &
 ! sight ( ?ree small girls play+ c>ds  
on ! /eps ( ! police /ation4  ,on su* a 
night z ?is1 said ,eeldrop1 ,i (t5 ?9k (
 ,s*eh]azade1 & wond] :at has become (  
h]4  ,appleplex rose )\t speak+ & turn$ 
to ! files :i* conta9$ ! docum5ts = 8   
,survey ( ,contempor>y ,society4 ,he    
remov$ ! file m>k$ ,london f betwe5 !   
files ,b>celona & ,bo/on :]e x _h be5   
misplac$1 & turn$ ov] ! pap]s rapidly4  
,! lady y m5tion1 he rejo9$ at la/1 :om 
,i h li/$ n "u ,s4 b z ,edi?1 alias     
,s*eh]azade1 has left b few evid5ces 9  
my possession4 ,"h is an old laundry    
acc\nt :i* %e left = y to pay1 a *eque  
drawn by h] & m>k$ ',r_/,d1' a lett] f  
h] "m 9 ,honolulu 7on rul$ pap]71 a poem
 writt5 on a re/aurant bill--',to       
,at?is'--& a lett] by h]self1 on ,lady  

,equi/ep's be/ notepap]1 conta9+ "s     
damag+ b ent]ta9+ in=mation ab\t ,lady  
,equi/ep4 ,!n !re are my own few        
obs]vations on two %eets ( foolscap4    
,edi?1 murmur$ ,eeldrop1 :o _h n be5    
att5d+ to ?is catalogue1 ,i wond] :at   
has become ( h]4 ',n pleasure1 b fulness
 ( life444 to burn ev] ) a h>d gem-l    
flame1' ^? 7 h] words4 ,:at curiosity & 
passion = exp]i5ce6 ,p]haps t flame has 
burnt itself out by n[4  ,y ought to    
in=m y\rself bett]1 said ,appleplex     
sev]ely1 ,edi? d9es sometimes ) ,mrs4   
,h[exd51 :o tells me t h] passion =     
exp]i5ce has tak5 h] to a ,russian      
piani/ 9 ,bayswat]4 ,%e is also said to 
be pres5t (t5 at ! ,an>*i/ ,tea ,rooms1 
& c usually be f\nd 9 ! ev5+ at ! ,cafe 
de l',orang]ie4  ,well1 repli$ ,eeldrop1
 ,i confess t ,i pref] to wond] :at has 
become ( h]4 ,i d n l to ?9k ( h]       
future4 ,s*eh]azade gr[n old6 ,i see h] 
gr[n v plump1 full-bosom$1 ) blond hair1
 liv+ 9 a small flat ) a maid1 walk+ 9 !
 ,p>k ) a ,pek9ese1 motor+ ) a ,jewi%   

/ock-brok]4 ,) a fi]ce appetite = food &
 dr9k1 :5 all o!r appetite is gone1 all 
o!r appetite gone except ! insatiable   
increas+ appetite ( vanity2 roll+ on two
 wide legs1 roll+ 9 motorc>s1 roll+ t[>d
 a diabetic end 9 a seaside wat]+ place4
  ,j n[ y saw t bright flame burn+      
itself out1 said ,appleplex1 n[ y see x 
gutt]+ ?ickly1 :i* proves t y\r vision 0
 f\nd$ on imag9ation1 n on feel+4 ,& !  
passion = exp]i5ce--h y rema9$ s        
impregnably ,pre-,raphaelite z to       
believe 9 t8 ,:at real p]son1 ) ! g5u9e 
res\rces ( in/9ct1 has ev] believ$ 9 !  
passion = exp]i5ce8 ,! passion =        
exp]i5ce is a criticism ( ! s9c]e1 a    
cre$ only ( ! hi/rionic4 ,! passionate  
p]son is passionate ab\t ?is or t1      
p]haps ab\t ! lea/ significant ?+s1 b n 
ab\t exp]i5ce4 ,b ,m>ius1 des ,esse9tes1
 ,edi?444  ,b consid]1 said ,eeldrop1   
att5tive only to ! facts ( ,edi?'s      
hi/ory1 & p]haps miss+ ! po9t (         
,appleplex's rem>ks1 h] unusual c>e]4 ,!
 daught] ( a piano tun] 9 ,honolulu1 %e 

secur$ a s*ol>%ip at ! ,univ]sity (     
,cali=nia1 :]e %e graduat$ ) ,honors 9  
,social ,e?ics4 ,%e !n m>ri$ a celebrat$
 billi>d pr(essional 9 ,san ,francisco1 
aft] an acqua9tance ( twelve h\rs1 liv$ 
) him = two days1 jo9$ a musical com$y  
*orus1 & 0 divorc$ 9 ,nevada4 ,%e turn$ 
up sev]al ye>s lat] 9 ,p>is & 0 kn[n to 
all ! ,am]icans & ,engli% at ! ,cafe du 
,dome z ,mrs4 ,%ort4 ,%e reappe>$ 9     
,london z ,mrs4 ,griffi?s1 publi%$ a    
small volume ( v]se1 & 0 accept$ 9      
sev]al circles kn[n to u4 ,& n[1 z ,i   
/ill insi/1 %e has disappe>$ f society  
altoge!r4  ,! memory ( ,s*eh]azade1 said
 ,appleplex1 is to me t ( ,bird's cu/>d 
& prunes 9 a ,bloomsbury bo>d+ h\se4 ,x 
is n my int5tion to repres5t ,edi? z    
m]ely disreputable4 ,nei!r is %e a      
tragic figure4 ,i want to "k :y %e      
misses4 ,i _c altoge!r analyse h] 'into 
a comb9ation ( kn[n elem5ts' b ,i fail  
to t\* any?+ def9itely unanalysable4    
,is ,edi?1 9 spite ( h] romantic pa/1   
pursu+ /eadily "s hidd5 purpose ( h]    

own8 ,are h] migrations & ecc5tricities 
! sign ( "s unguess$ consi/5cy8 ,i f9d 9
 h] a quantity ( %rewd obs]vation1 an   
excell5t fund ( criticism1 b ,i _c      
connect !m into any peculi> vision4 ,h] 
s>casm at ! exp5se ( h] fri5ds is       
delightful1 b ,i d\bt :e!r x is m ?an an
 attempt to m\ld h]self f outside1 by ! 
impact ( ho/ilities1 to emphasise h]    
isolation4 ,ev]yone says ( h]1 ',h[     
p]fectly imp5etrable6' ,i suspect t )9  
!re is only ! confusion ( a du/y g>ret4 
,i te/ p1 said ,eeldrop1 by ! way 9 :i* 
,i imag9e !m z wak+ up 9 ! morn+4 ,i am 
n draw+ ^u memory :5 ,i imag9e ,edi?    
wak+ to a room /rewn ) clo!s1 pap]s1    
cosmetics1 lett]s & a few books1 ! smell
 ( ,violettes de ,p>me & /ale tobacco4  
,! sunlight beat+ 9 ?r\gh brok5 bl9ds1 &
 brok5 bl9ds keep+ out ! sun until ,edi?
 c compel h]self to att5d to ano!r day4 
,yet ! vision does n give me mu* pa94 ,i
 ?9k ( h] z an arti/ )\t ! slighte/     
arti/ic p[]4  ,! arti/ic temp]am5t--    
began ,appleplex4  ,no1 n t4 ,eeldrop   

snat*$ away ! opportunity4 ,i mean t :at
 holds ! arti/ toge!r is ! "w :i* he    
does2 sep>ate him f 8 "w & he ei!r      
dis9tegrates or solidifies4 ,!re is no  
int]e/ 9 ! arti/ ap>t f 8 "w4 ,& !re    
are1 z y said1 ^? p :o provide mat]ial =
 ! arti/4 ,n[ ,edi?'s poem ',to ,at?is' 
proves beyond ! %ad[ ( a d\bt t %e is n 
an arti/4 ,on ! o!r h& ,i h (t5 ?\ght ( 
h]1 z ,i ?\ght ?is ev5+1 z pres5t+      
possibilities = poetic purposes4 ,b ! p 
:o c be mat]ial = art mu/ h 9 !m some?+ 
unconsci\s1 some?+ :i* !y d n fully     
realise or und]/&4 ,edi?1 9 spite ( :at 
is call$ h] imp5etrable mask1 pres5ts   
h]self too well4 ,i _c use h]2 %e uses  
h]self too fully4 ,p>tly = ! same reason
 ,i ?9k1 %e fails to be an arti/3 %e    
does n live at all ^u in/9ct4 ,! arti/  
is "p ( him a drift]1 at ! m]cy (       
impressions1 & ano!r "p ( him all[s ?is 
to happ5 = ! sake ( mak+ use ( ! unhappy
 creature4 ,b 9 ,edi? ! division is     
m]ely ! rational1 ! cold & deta*$ "p ( !
 arti/1 itself divid$4 ,h] mat]ial1 h]  

exp]i5ce t is1 is already a m5tal       
product1 already dige/$ by reason4 ,h5ce
 ,edi? 7,i only at ?is mom5t arrive at  
und]/&+7 is really ! mo/ ord]ly p]son 9 
exi/5ce1 & ! mo/ rational4 ,no?+ ev]    
happ5s to h]2 ev]y?+ t happ5s is h] own 
do+4  ,& h5ce also1 cont9u$ ,appleplex1 
cat*+ up ! ?read1 ,edi? is ! lea/ deta*$
 ( all p]sons1 s9ce to be deta*$ is to  
be deta*$ f "o's self1 to /& by &       
criticise coldly "o's own passions &    
vicissitudes4 ,b 9 ,edi? ! critic is    
coa*+ ! combatant4  ,edi? is n unhappy4 
,%e is dissatisfi$1 p]haps4  ,b aga9 ,i 
say1 %e is n tragic3 %e is too rational4
 ,& 9 h] c>e] !re is no progression1 no 
decl9e or deg5]ation4 ,h] condition is  
once & = always4 ,!re is & w be no      
cata/rophe4  ,b ,i am tir$4 ,i /ill     
wond] :at ,edi? & ,mrs4 ,h[exd5 h 9     
common4 ,?is invites ! consid]ation 7y  
may n p]ceive ! connection7 ( ,sets &   
,society1 a subject :i* we c pursue     
tomorr[ night4  ,appleplex look$ a      
little emb>rass$4 ,i am d9+ ) ,mrs4     

,h[exd51 he said4 ,b ,i w reflect ^u !  
topic be=e ,i see y aga94