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1、AUTHOR'SNOTENostromoisthemostanxiouslymeditatedofthelongernovelswhichbelongtotheperiodfollowinguponthepublicationoftheTyphoonvolumeofshortstories.Idon'tmeantosaythatIbecamethenconsciousofanyimpendingchangeinmymentalityandinmyattitudetowardsthetasksofmywritinglife.Andperhapstherewasn
2、everanychange,exceptinthatmysterious,extraneousthingwhichhasnothingtodowiththetheoriesofart;asubtlechangeinthenatureoftheinspiration;aphenomenonforwhichIcannotinanywaybeheldresponsible.What,however,didcausemesomeconcernwasthatafterfinishingthelaststoryoftheTyphoonvolumeitseemedsomeh
3、owthattherewasnothingmoreintheworldtowriteabout.Thissostrangelynegativebutdisturbingmoodlastedsomelittletime;andthen,aswithmanyofmylongerstories,thefirsthintforNostromocametomeintheshapeofavagrantanecdotecompletelydestituteofvaluabledetails.Asamatteroffactin1875or`76,whenveryyoung,i
4、ntheWestIndiesorratherintheGulfofMexico,formycontactswithlandwereshort,few,andfleeting,Iheardthestoryofsomemanwhowassupposedtohavestolensingle-handedawholelighterfulofsilver,somewhereontheTierraFirmeseaboardduringthetroublesofarevolution.Onthefaceofitthiswassomethingofafeat.ButIhear
5、dnodetails,andhavingnoparticularinterestincrimequacrimeIwasnotlikelytokeepthatoneinmymind.AndIforgotittilltwenty-sixor-sevenyearsafterwardsIcameupontheverythinginashabbyvolumepickedupoutsideasecond-handbookshop.ItwasthelifestoryofanAmericanseamanwrittenbyhimselfwiththeassistanceofaj
6、ournalist.InthecourseofhiswanderingsthatAmericansailorworkedforsomemonthsonboardaschooner,themasterandownerofwhichwasthethiefofwhomIhadheardinmyveryyoungdays.IhavenodoubtofthatbecausetherecouldhardlyhavebeentwoexploitsofthatpeculiarkindinthesamepartoftheworldandbothconnectedwithaSou
7、thAmericanrevolution.Thefellowhadactuallymanagedtostealalighterwithsilver,andthis,itseems,onlybecausehewasimplicitlytrustedbyhisemployers,whomusthavebeensingularlypoorjudgesofcharacter.Inthesailor'sstoryheisrepresentedasanunmitigatedrascal,asmallcheat,stupidlyferocious,morose,ofmean
8、appearance,andaltog
