第29章

类别:其他 作者:George Borrow字数:9924更新时间:19/01/07 15:19:18
\"ItoldhimthatIcouldtakeittotheriver,providedIcouldbutgetthreeorfourmentohelpme;whereuponhesaidthatifIcouldbutgetthevesseltothewaterhewouldgivemeanythingIasked,andearnestlybeggedmetocomethenextmorning,ifpossible。I didcomewiththeladandfourhorses。Iwentbeforetheteam,andsetthementoworktobreakaholethroughagreatoldwall,whichstoodasitwerebeforetheship。Wethenlaidapieceoftimberacrosstheholefromwhichwasachain,towhichthetackle,thatistheropeandpulleys,washooked。Wethenhookedoneendoftheropetotheship,andsetthehorsestopullattheother。Theshipcameoutoftheholeprosperouslyenough,andthenwehadtohookthetackletoatree,whichwasgrowingnear,andbythismeanswegottheshipforward;butwhenwecametosoftgroundwewereobligedtoputplanksunderthewheelstopreventtheirsinkingundertheimmenseweight;whenwecametotheendoftheforemostplanksweputthehinderonesbefore,andsoon;whentherewasnotreeathandtowhichwecouldhookthetackle,wewereobligedtodriveapostdowntohookitto。Sofromtreetopostitgotdowntotheriverinafewdays。Iwaspromisednoblewagesbythemerchant,butInevergotanythingfromhimbutpromisesandpraises。Somepeoplecametolookatus,andgaveusmoneytogetale,andthatwasall。\" Themerchantsubsequentlyturnedoutaverygreatknave,cheatingTomonvariousoccasions,andfinallybrokeverymuchinhisdebt。 Tomwasobligedtoselloffeverything,andleftSouthWaleswithouthorsesorwaggon;hisoldfriendtheMuse,however,stoodhimingoodstead。 \"BeforeIleft,\"sayshe,\"IwenttoBrecon,andprintedthe’InterludeoftheKing,theJustice,theBishop,andtheHusbandman,’andgotanoldacquaintanceofminetoplayitwithme,andhelpmetosellthebooks。Ilikewisebusiedmyselfingettingsubscriberstoabookofsongscalledthe’GardenofMinstrelsy。’ItwasprintedatTrefecca。Theexpenseattendingtheprintingamountedtofifty—twopounds,butIwasfortunateenoughtodisposeoftwothousandcopies。Isubsequentlycomposedaninterludecalled’PleasureandCare,’andprintedit;andafterthatImadeaninterludecalledthe’ThreePowerfulOnesoftheWorld:Poverty,Love,andDeath。’\" Thepoet’sdaughterswerenotsuccessfulinthetavernspeculationatLlandeilo,andfollowedtheirfatherintoNorthWales。Thesecondheapprenticedtoamilliner,theothertwolivedwithhimtillthedayofhisdeath。HesettledatDenbighinasmallhousewhichhewasenabledtofurnishbymeansoftwoorthreesmallsumswhichherecoveredforworkdonealongtimebefore。Shortlyafterhisreturn,hisfatherdied,andthelawyerseizedthelittleproperty\"fortheoldcurse,\"andturnedTom’smotherout。 AfterhisreturnfromtheSouthTomwentaboutforsometimeplayinginterludes,andthenturnedhishandtomanythings。Helearntthetradeofstonemason,tookjobs,andkeptworkmen。Hethenwentamongstcertainbricklayers,andinducedthemtoteachhimtheircraft;\"andshortly,\"ashesays,\"becameaverylionatbricklaying。Forthelastfourorfiveyears,\"sayshe,towardstheconclusionofhishistory,\"myworkhasbeentoputupironovensandlikewisefurnacesofallkinds,alsogrates,stovesandboilers,andnotunfrequentlyIhavepractisedasasmokedoctor。\" ThefollowingfeatsofstrengthheperformedafterhisreturnfromSouthWales,whenhewasprobablyaboutsixtyyearsofage:— \"AboutayearaftermyreturnfromtheSouth,\"sayshe,\"Imetwithanoldcarrierofwood,whohadmanyatimeworkedalongwithme。 HeandIwereattheHandatRuthynalongwithvariousothers,andinthecourseofdiscoursemyfriendsaidtome:’Tom,thouartmuchweakerthanthouwastwhenwecartedwoodtogether。’I answeredthatinmyopinionIwasnotabitweakerthanIwasthen。 NowithappenedthatatthemomentweweretalkingthereweresomesacksofwheatinthehallwhichweregoingtoChesterbythecarrier’swaggon。Theymightholdaboutthreebushelseach,andI saidthatifIcouldgetthreeofthesacksuponthetable,andhadthemtiedtogether,Iwouldcarrythemintothestreetandbackagain;andsoIdid;manywhowerepresenttriedtodothesamething,butallfailed。 \"AnothertimewhenIwasatChesterIliftedabarrelofporterfromthestreettothehinderpartofthewaggonsolelybystrengthofbackandarms。\" Hewasoncerunoverbyaloadedwaggon,butstrangetosayescapedwithouttheslightestinjury。 Towardsthecloseofhislifehehadstrongreligiousconvictions,andfeltaloathingforthesinswhichhehadcommitted。\"Ontheiraccount,\"saysheintheconcludingpageofhisbiography,\"thereisastrongnecessityformetoconsidermywaysandtoinquireaboutaSaviour,sinceitisutterlyimpossibleformetosavemyselfwithoutobtainingknowledgeofthemeritsoftheMediator,inwhichIhopeIshallterminatemyshorttimeonearthinthepeaceofGodenduringuntoalleternity。\" Hediedintheyear1810,attheageof71,shortlyafterthedeathofhiswife,whoseemstohavebeenafaithful,lovingpartner。ByhersidehewasburiedintheearthofthegraveyardoftheWhiteChurch,nearDenbigh。Therecanbelittledoubtthatthesoulsofbothwillbeacceptedonthegreatdaywhen,asGronwyOwensays:— \"Likecornfromthebellyoftheploughedfield,inathickcrop,thoseburiedintheearthshallarise,andtheseashallcastforthathousandmyriadsofdeadabovethedeepbillowyway。\" CHAPTERLX MysteryPlays—TheTwoPrimeOpponents—AnalysisofInterlude— RichesandPoverty—Tom’sGrandQualities。 INtheprecedingchapterIhavegivenanabstractofthelifeofTomO’theDingle;Iwillnowgiveananalysisofhisinterlude; first,however,afewwordsoninterludesingeneral。Itisdifficulttosaywithanythinglikecertaintywhatisthemeaningofthewordinterlude。Itmaymean,asWartonsupposesinhishistoryofEnglishPoetry,ashortplayperformedbetweenthecoursesofabanquetorfestival;oritmaymeantheplayingofsomethingbytwoormoreparties,theinterchangeofplayingoractingwhichoccurswhentwoormorepeopleact。ItwasaboutthemiddleofthefifteenthcenturythatdramaticpiecesbeganinEnglandtobecalledInterludes;forsometimeprevioustheyhadbeenstyledMoralities;buttheearliestnamebywhichtheywereknownwasMysteries。ThefirstMysteriescomposedinEnglandwerebyoneRanald,orRanulf,amonkofChester,whoflourishedabout1322,whoseversesarementionedratherirreverentlyinoneofthevisionsofPiersPlowman,whoputstheminthesamerankastheballadsaboutRobinHoodandMaidMarion,makingSlothsay: \"IcannonperfitlymyPaternosterasthepriestitsingeth,ButIcanrhymesofRobinHoodandRanaldofChester。\" Long,however,beforethetimeofthisRanaldMysterieshadbeencomposedandrepresentedbothinItalyandFrance。TheMysterieswereveryrudecompositions,littlemore,asWartonsays,thanliteralrepresentationsofportionsofScripture。TheyderivedtheirnameofMysteriesfrombeinggenerallyfoundedonthemoremysteriouspartsofHolyWrit,forexampletheIncarnation,theAtonement,andtheResurrection。TheMoralitiesdisplayedsomethingmoreofartandinventionthantheMysteries;inthemvirtues,vicesandqualitieswerepersonified,andsomethinglikeaplotwasfrequentlytobediscovered。TheyweretermedMoralitiesbecauseeachhaditsmoral,whichwasspokenattheendofthepiecebyapersoncalledtheDoctor。(7)Muchthathasbeensaidaboutthemoralitiesholdsgoodwithrespecttotheinterludes。 Indeed,forsometimedramaticpieceswerecalledmoralitiesandinterludesindifferently。Inboththereisamixtureofallegoryandreality。Thelatterinterludes,however,displaymoreofevery—daylifethanwaseverobservableinthemoralities;andmorecloselyapproximatetomodernplays。Severalwritersofgeniushavewritteninterludes,amongstwhomaretheEnglishSkeltonandtheScottishLindsay,thelatterofwhomwroteeightpiecesofthatkind,themostcelebratedofwhichiscalled\"ThePuirManandthePardoner。\"Bothofthesewritersflourishedaboutthesameperiod,andmadeuseoftheinterludeasameansofsatirizingthevicesofthepopishclergy。InthetimeofCharlestheFirsttheinterludewentmuchoutoffashioninEngland;infact,theplayorregulardramahadsupersededit。InWales,however,itcontinuedtothebeginningofthepresentcentury,whenityieldedtotheinfluenceofMethodism。OfallWelshinterludecomposersTwmO’rNantorTomoftheDinglewasthemostfamous。Herefollowsthepromisedanalysisofhis\"RichesandPoverty。\" Theentiretitleoftheinterludeistothiseffect。ThetwoprimeopponentsRichesandPoverty。Abriefexpositionoftheircontraryeffectsontheworld;withshortandappropriateexplanationsoftheirqualityandsubstanceaccordingtotheruleofthefourelements,Water,Fire,Earth,andAir。 FirstofallenterFool,SirJemantWamal,whoinratherafoolishspeechtellstheaudiencethattheyareabouttohearapiececomposedbyTomthepoet。ThenappearsCaptainRiches,whomakesalongspeechabouthisinfluenceintheworldandthegeneralcontemptinwhichPovertyisheld;heis,however,presentlycheckedbytheFool,whotellshimsomehometruths,andaskshim,amongotherquestions,whetherSolomondidnotsaythatitisnotmeettodespiseapoorman,whoconductshimselfrationally。ThenappearsHowelTightbelly,themiser,whoincapitalverse,withveryconsiderablegleeandexultation,givesanaccountofhismanifoldrascalities。Thencomeshiswife,EstherSteady,homefromthemarket,betweenwhomandherhusbandthereisapithydialogue。CaptainRichesandCaptainPovertythenmeet,withoutrancour,however,andhavealongdiscourseabouttheprovidenceofGod,whoseagentstheyownthemselvestobe。EnterthenanoldworthlessscoundrelcalledDiogynTrwstan,orLucklessLazybones,whoisupontheparish,andwho,inaveryentertainingaccountofhislife,confessesthathewasnevergoodforanything,butwasaliarandanidlerfromhisinfancy。EnteragaintheMiseralongwithpoorLowry,whoaskstheMiserformealandotherarticles,butgetsnothingbutthreateninglanguage。ThereisthenaveryedifyingdialoguebetweenMrContemplationandMrTruth,who,whentheyretire,aresucceededonthestagebytheMiserandJohntheTavern—keeper。ThepublicanowestheMisermoney,andbegsthathewillbemercifultohim。TheMiser,however,swearsthathewillbesatisfiedwithnothingbutbondandjudgmentonhiseffects。 Thepublicanveryhumblysaysthathewillgotoafriendofhisinordertogetthebondmadeout;almostinstantlycomestheFoolwhoreadsaninventoryofthepublican’seffects。TheMiserthensingsforverygladness,becauseeverythingintheworldhashithertogonewellwithhim;turninground,however,whatishishorrorandastonishmenttobeholdMrDeath,closebyhim。DeathhaulstheMiseraway,andthenappearstheFooltomoraliseanddismisstheaudience。 Theappropriateexplanationsmentionedinthetitlearegiveninvarioussongswhichthevariouscharacterssingafterdescribingthemselves,orafterdialogueswitheachother。Theannouncementthatthewholeexposition,etc。,willbeaftertheruleofthefourelements,isratherstartling;thedialogue,however,betweenCaptainRichesandCaptainPovertyshowsthatTomwasequaltohissubject,andpromisednothingthathecouldnotperform。 ENTERCAPTAINPOVERTY ORiches,thyfigureischarmingandbright,Andtospeakinthypraisealltheworlddothdelight,ButI’mapoorfellowalltatter’dandtorn,Whomalltheworldtreatethwithinsultandscorn。 RICHES HowevermistakenthejudgmentmaybeOftheworldwhichisneverfromignorancefree,Thepartswemustplay,whichtousareassign’d,AccordingasGodhasenlightenedourmind。 OfelementsfourdidourMastercreateTheearthandallinitwithskillthemostgreat; NeedItheworld’sfourmaterialsdeclare— Aretheynotwater,fire,earth,andair? ToowisewasthemightyCreatortoframeAworldfromoneelement,waterorflame; Theoneisfullmoistandtheotherfullhot,Andaworldmadeofeitherwereuseless,Iwot。 Andifithadallofmereearthbeencompos’dAndnowaternorfirebeenwithinitenclos’d,Itcouldne’erhaveproduc’dforahugemultitudeOfallkindsoflivingthingssuitablefood。 AndifGodwhatwaswantedhadnotfullyknown,Butcreatedtheworldofthesethreethingsalone,Howwouldanycreaturetheheavenbeneath,Withouttheblestairhavebeenabletobreathe? Thusallthingscreated,theGodofallgrace,Offourprimematerials,eachgoodinitsplace。 TheworkofHishands,whencompleted,Heview’d,Andsawandpronounc’dthat’twasseemlyandgood。 POVERTY Inthemarvellousthings,whichtomethouhasttoldThewisdomofGodImostclearlybehold,AnddidHenotalsomakemanofthesameMaterialsHeus’dwhentheworldHedidframe? RICHES Creationisall,asthesagesagree,Oftheelementsfourinman’sbodythatbe; Water’stheblood,andfireisthenature,Whichpromptsgenerationineverycreature。 TheearthisthefleshwhichwithbeautyisrifeTheairisthebreath,withoutwhichisnolife; SomanmustbealwaysaccountedthesameAsthesubstancesfourwhichexistinhisframe。 Andasintheircreationdistinctionthere’snone’Twixtmanandtheworld,sotheInfiniteOneUntomanaclearwisdomdidbounteouslygiveThenatureofeverythingtoperceive。 POVERTY ButonethingtomepassingstrangedothappearSincethewisdomofmanissobrightandsoclearHowcomestheresuchjarringandwarringtobeIntheworldbetwixtRichesandPoverty? RICHES Thatpointwe’lldiscusswithoutpassionorfearWiththeaimofinstructingthelistenershere; AndhaplysomefewwhoinstructionrequireMayprofitderivelikethebeefromthebriar。 Manasthouknowest,inhisgenerationIsatypeoftheworldandofallthecreation; Differencethere’snoneinthemannerofbirth’Twixtthelowliesthindsandthelordsoftheearth。 TheworldwhichthesamethingasmanweaccountInoneplaceissea,inanotherismount; Apartofitrock,andapartofitdale— God’swisdomhasmadeeveryplacetoavail。 ThereexistprecioustreasuresofeverykindProfoundlyinearth’squietbosomenshrin’d; There’ssearchingaboutthem,andeverhasbeen,Andbysometheyarefound,andbysomeneverseen。 WithwonderfulwisdomtheLordGodonhighHascontriv’dthetwolightswhichexistinthesky; Thesun’shotasfire,anditsraybrightasgold,Butthemoon’severpale,andbynatureiscold。 Thesun,whichresemblesahugeworldoffire,WouldburnupfullquicklycreationentireSavethemoonwithitstemp’ramentcooldidassuageOfitsbrightercompanionthefuryandrage。 NowIbegyouthesunandthemoontobehold,Theonethat’ssobrightandtheothersocold。 AndsayiftwothingsincreationtherebeBetteremblemsofRichesandPoverty。 POVERTY Inmannermostbrief,yetconvincingandclear,Youhavetoldthewholetruthtomywond’ringear,AndIseethat’twasGod,whoinallthingsisfair,Hasassign’dustheforms,inthisworldwhichwebear。 InthesightoftheworlddoththewealthymanseemLikethesunwhichdothwarmeverythingwithitsbeam; WhilstthepoorneedywightwithhispitiablecaseResemblesthemoonwhichdothchillwithitsface。 RICHES Youknowthatfulloft,intheircourseastheyrun,Aneclipsecomethoverthemoonorthesun; CertainhillsoftheearthwiththeirsummitsofprideThefaceoftheonefromtheotherdohide。 Thesundothuplifthismagnificenthead,Andilluminesthemoon,whichwereotherwisedead,EvenasWealthfromitsstationonhigh,GivethworkandprovisiontoPoverty。 POVERTY Iknow,andthethoughtmightysorrowinstils,ThesinsoftheworldaretheterriblehillsAneclipsewhichdocause,oradreadobscuration,Tooneoranotherineveryvocation。 RICHES ItistruethatGodgivesuntoeachfromhisbirthSometasktoperformwhilehewendsuponearth,ButHegivescorrespondentwisdomandforceTotheweightofthetask,andthelengthofthecourse。 [Exit。 POVERTY Ihopetherearesome,who’twixtmeandtheyouthHaveheardthisdiscourse,whosesoleaimisthetruth,Willseeandacknowledge,ashomewardtheyplod,Eachthingisarrang’dbythewisdomofGod。 TherecanbenodoubtthatTomwasapoet,orhecouldneverhavetreatedthehackneyedsubjectsofRichesandPovertyinamannersooriginalandatthesametimesomasterlyashehasdoneintheinterludeaboveanalyzed:Icannot,however,helpthinkingthathewasgreaterasamanthanapoet,andthathisfamedependsmoreonthecleverness,courageandenergy,whichitisevidentbyhisbiographythathepossessed,thanonhisinterludes。Atimewillcomewhenhisinterludeswillceasetoberead,buthismakinginkoutofelderberries,hisbattlewiththe\"cruelfighter,\"histeachinghishorsestoturnthecrane,andhisgettingtheshiptothewater,willbetalkedofinWalestillthepeakofSnowdonshallfalldown。 CHAPTERLXI SetoutforWrexham—CraigyForwyn—Uncertainty—TheCollier— CadoganHall—MethodisticalVolume。 HAVINGlearntfromanewspaperthataWelshbookonWelshMethodismhadbeenjustpublishedatWrexham,Ideterminedtowalktothatplaceandpurchaseit。IcouldeasilyhaveprocuredtheworkthroughabookselleratLlangollen,butIwishedtoexplorethehill—roadwhichledtoWrexham,whatthefarmerundertheEglwysigrockshadsaidofitswildnesshavingexcitedmycuriosity,whichtheprocuringofthebookaffordedmeaplausibleexcuseforgratifying。Ifonewantstotakeanyparticularwalkitisalwayswelltohavesomebusiness,howevertrifling,totransactattheendofit;sohavingdeterminedtogotoWrexhambythemountainroad,IsetoutontheSaturdaynextaftertheoneonwhichIhadmetthefarmerwhohadtoldmeofit。 Thedaywasgloomy,withsometendencytorain。IpassedunderthehillofDinasBran。AboutafurlongfromitswesternbaseIturnedroundandsurveyedit—andperhapsthebestviewofthenoblemountainistobeobtainedfromtheplacewhereIturnedround。 Howgrandthoughsadfromthereitlooked,thatgreymorning,withitsfineruinonitsbrowabovewhichalittlecloudhovered!Itputmeinmindofsomeoldking,unfortunateandmelancholybutakingstill,withthelookofaking,andtheancestralcrownstillonhisfurrowedforehead。Iproceededonmyway,allwaswildandsolitary,andtheyellowleaveswerefallingfromthetreesofthegroves。Ipassedbythefarmyard,whereIhadhelddiscoursewiththefarmerontheprecedingSaturday,andsoonenteredtheglen,theappearanceofwhichhadsomuchattractedmycuriosity。A torrent,rushingdownfromthenorth,wasonmyright。Itsoonbegantodrizzle,andmistsofilledtheglenthatIcouldonlydistinguishobjectsashortwaybeforeme,andoneitherside。I wanderedonaconsiderableway,crossingthetorrentseveraltimesbyrusticbridges。Ipassedtwolonefarm—housesandatlastsawanotheronmylefthand。Themisthadnowclearedup,butitstillslightlyrained—thescenerywaswildtoadegree—alittlewaybeforemewasatremendouspass,nearitanenormouscragofastrangeformrisingtotheveryheavens,theupperpartofitofadullwhitecolour。Seeingarespectable—lookingmannearthehouseIwentuptohim。 \"AmIintherightwaytoWrexham?\"saidI,addressinghiminEnglish。 \"YoucangettoWrexhamthisway,sir,\"hereplied。 \"Canyoutellmethenameofthatcrag?\"saidI,pointingtothelargeone。 \"Thatcrag,sir,iscalledCraigyForwyn。\" \"Themaiden’scrag,\"saidI;\"whyisitcalledso?\" \"Idonotknowsir;somepeoplesaythatitiscalledsobecauseitsheadislikethatofawoman,othersbecauseayounggirlinloveleapedfromthetopofitandwaskilled。\" \"Andwhatisthenameofthishouse?\"saidI。 \"Thishouse,sir,iscalledPlasUchaf。\" \"IsitcalledPlasUchaf,\"saidI,\"becauseitisthehighesthouseinthevalley?\" \"Itis,sir;itisthehighestofthreehomesteads;thenextbelowitisPlasCanol—andtheonebelowthatPlasIsaf。\" \"Middleplaceandlowerplace,\"saidI。\"ItisveryoddthatI knowinEnglandthreepeoplewhoderivetheirnamesfromplacessosituated。OneisHoughton,anotherMiddleton,andthethirdLowdon;inmodernEnglish,Hightown,Middletown,andLowtown。\" \"Youappeartobeapersonofgreatintelligence,sir。\" \"No,Iamnot—butIamratherfondofanalysingwords,particularlythenamesofpersonsandplaces。IstheroadtoWrexhamhardtofind?\" \"Notvery,sir;thatis,intheday—time。DoyouliveatWrexham?\" \"No,\"Ireplied,\"IamstoppingatLlangollen。\" \"Butyouwon’treturnthereto—night?\" \"Ohyes,Ishall!\" \"Bythisroad?\" \"No,bythecommonroad。Thisisnotaroadtotravelbynight。\" \"Noristhecommonroad,sir,forarespectablepersononfoot; thatis,onaSaturdaynight。Youwillperhapsmeetdrunkencollierswhomayknockyoudown。\" \"Iwilltakemychanceforthat,\"saidI,andbadehimfarewell。I enteredthepass,passingunderthestrange—lookingcrag。AfterI hadwalkedabouthalfamilethepasswidenedconsiderablyandalittlewayfurtherondebauchedonsomewildmooryground。Heretheroadbecameveryindistinct。AtlengthIstoppedinastateofuncertainty。Awell—definedpathpresenteditself,leadingtotheeast,whilstnorthwardbeforemethereseemedscarcelyanypathatall。AftersomehesitationIturnedtotheeastbythewell— definedpath,andbysodoingwentwrong,asIsoonfound。 Imountedthesideofabrownhillcoveredwithmoss—likegrass,andhereandthereheather。BythetimeIarrivedatthetopofthehillthesunshoneout,andIsawRhiwabonandCefnMawrbeforemeinthedistance。\"Iamgoingwrong,\"saidI;\"Ishouldhavekeptonduenorth。However,Iwillnotgoback,butwillsteeple— chaseitacrossthecountrytoWrexham,whichmustbetowardsthenorth—east。\"Soturningasidefromthepath,Idashedacrossthehillsinthatdirection;sometimestheheatherwasuptomyknees,andsometimesIwasuptothekneesinquags。AtlengthIcametoadeepravinewhichIdescended;atthebottomwasaquagmire,which,however,Icontrivedtocrossbymeansofcertainstepping— stones,andcametoacartpathupaheatheryhillwhichI followed。Isoonreachedthetopofthehill,andthepathstillcontinuing,IfollowedittillIsawsomesmallgrimy—lookinghuts,whichIsupposedwerethoseofcolliers。AtthedoorofthefirstIsawagirl。IspoketoherinWelsh,andfoundshehadlittleornone。Ipassedon,andseeingthedoorofacabinopenIlookedin—andsawnoadultperson,butseveralgrimybutchubbychildren。 IspoketotheminEnglish,andfoundtheycouldonlyspeakWelsh。 PresentlyIobservedarobustwomanadvancingtowardsme;shewasbarefootedandboreonherheadanimmenselumpofcoal。IspoketoherinWelsh,andfoundshecouldonlyspeakEnglish。\"Truly,\" saidItomyself,\"Iamontheborders。Whatamixtureofracesandlanguages!\"ThenextpersonImetwasamaninacollier’sdress;hewasastout—builtfellowofthemiddleage,withacoal—