±´¿Çµç×ÓÊé > Ó¢ÎÄÔ­Öøµç×ÓÊé > the new machiavelli >

µÚ50ÕÂ

the new machiavelli-µÚ50ÕÂ

С˵£º the new machiavelli ×ÖÊý£º ÿҳ4000×Ö

°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·­Ò³£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡




last¡¡extremity¡¡as¡¡a¡¡man¡¡will¡¡go¡¡through¡¡muddled¡¡account¡¡books¡¡to¡¡

find¡¡some¡¡disorganising¡¡error¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£



I¡¡was¡¡also¡¡involved¡¡at¡¡that¡¡timeI¡¡find¡¡it¡¡hard¡¡to¡¡place¡¡these¡¡

things¡¡in¡¡the¡¡exact¡¡order¡¡of¡¡their¡¡dates¡¡because¡¡they¡¡were¡¡so¡¡

disconnected¡¡with¡¡the¡¡regular¡¡progress¡¡of¡¡my¡¡work¡¡and¡¡lifein¡¡an¡¡

intrigue£»¡¡a¡¡clumsy£»¡¡sensuous£»¡¡pretentious£»¡¡artificially¡¡stimulated¡¡

intrigue£»¡¡with¡¡a¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡Larrimer£»¡¡a¡¡woman¡¡living¡¡separated¡¡from¡¡her¡¡

husband¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡will¡¡not¡¡go¡¡into¡¡particulars¡¡of¡¡that¡¡episode£»¡¡nor¡¡how¡¡we¡¡

quarrelled¡¡and¡¡chafed¡¡one¡¡another¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡was¡¡at¡¡once¡¡unfaithful¡¡and¡¡

jealous¡¡and¡¡full¡¡of¡¡whims¡¡about¡¡our¡¡meetings£»¡¡she¡¡was¡¡careless¡¡of¡¡

our¡¡secret£»¡¡and¡¡vulgarised¡¡our¡¡relationship¡¡by¡¡intolerable¡¡

interpretations£»¡¡except¡¡for¡¡some¡¡glowing¡¡moments¡¡of¡¡gratification£»¡¡

except¡¡for¡¡the¡¡recurrent¡¡and¡¡essentially¡¡vicious¡¡desire¡¡that¡¡drew¡¡us¡¡

back¡¡to¡¡each¡¡other¡¡again£»¡¡we¡¡both¡¡fretted¡¡at¡¡a¡¡vexatious¡¡and¡¡

unexpectedly¡¡binding¡¡intimacy¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡interim¡¡was¡¡full¡¡of¡¡the¡¡quality¡¡

of¡¡work¡¡delayed£»¡¡of¡¡time¡¡and¡¡energy¡¡wasted£»¡¡of¡¡insecure¡¡precautions¡¡

against¡¡scandal¡¡and¡¡exposure¡£¡¡¡¡Disappointment¡¡is¡¡almost¡¡inherent¡¡in¡¡

illicit¡¡love¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡had£»¡¡and¡¡perhaps¡¡it¡¡was¡¡part¡¡of¡¡her¡¡recurrent¡¡

irritation¡¡also£»¡¡a¡¡feeling¡¡as¡¡though¡¡one¡¡had¡¡followed¡¡something¡¡fine¡¡

and¡¡beautiful¡¡into¡¡a¡¡netinto¡¡bird¡¡lime£¡¡¡¡¡These¡¡furtive¡¡scuffles£»¡¡

this¡¡sneaking¡¡into¡¡shabby¡¡houses¡¡of¡¡assignation£»¡¡was¡¡what¡¡we¡¡had¡¡

made¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡suggestion¡¡of¡¡pagan¡¡beauty£»¡¡this¡¡was¡¡the¡¡reality¡¡of¡¡

our¡¡vision¡¡of¡¡nymphs¡¡and¡¡satyrs¡¡dancing¡¡for¡¡the¡¡joy¡¡of¡¡life¡¡amidst¡¡

incessant¡¡sunshine¡£¡¡¡¡We¡¡had¡¡laid¡¡hands¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡wonder¡¡and¡¡glory¡¡of¡¡

bodily¡¡love¡¡and¡¡wasted¡¡them¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£



It¡¡was¡¡the¡¡sense¡¡of¡¡waste£»¡¡of¡¡finely¡¡beautiful¡¡possibilities¡¡getting¡¡

entangled¡¡and¡¡marred¡¡for¡¡ever¡¡that¡¡oppressed¡¡me¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡had¡¡missed£»¡¡I¡¡

had¡¡lost¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡did¡¡not¡¡turn¡¡from¡¡these¡¡things¡¡after¡¡the¡¡fashion¡¡of¡¡the¡¡

Baileys£»¡¡as¡¡one¡¡turns¡¡from¡¡something¡¡low¡¡and¡¡embarrassing¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡felt¡¡

that¡¡these¡¡great¡¡organic¡¡forces¡¡were¡¡still¡¡to¡¡be¡¡wrought¡¡into¡¡a¡¡

harmony¡¡with¡¡my¡¡constructive¡¡passion¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡felt¡¡too¡¡that¡¡I¡¡was¡¡not¡¡

doing¡¡it¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡had¡¡not¡¡understood¡¡the¡¡forces¡¡in¡¡this¡¡struggle¡¡nor¡¡its¡¡

nature£»¡¡and¡¡as¡¡I¡¡learnt¡¡I¡¡failed¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡had¡¡been¡¡started¡¡wrong£»¡¡I¡¡had¡¡

gone¡¡on¡¡wrong£»¡¡in¡¡a¡¡world¡¡that¡¡was¡¡muddled¡¡and¡¡confused£»¡¡full¡¡of¡¡

false¡¡counsel¡¡and¡¡erratic¡¡shames¡¡and¡¡twisted¡¡temptations¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡learnt¡¡

to¡¡see¡¡it¡¡so¡¡by¡¡failures¡¡that¡¡were¡¡perhaps¡¡destroying¡¡any¡¡chance¡¡of¡¡

profit¡¡in¡¡my¡¡lessons¡£¡¡¡¡Moods¡¡of¡¡clear¡¡keen¡¡industry¡¡alternated¡¡with¡¡

moods¡¡of¡¡relapse¡¡and¡¡indulgence¡¡and¡¡moods¡¡of¡¡dubiety¡¡and¡¡remorse¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡

was¡¡not¡¡going¡¡on¡¡as¡¡the¡¡Baileys¡¡thought¡¡I¡¡was¡¡going¡¡on¡£¡¡¡¡There¡¡were¡¡

times¡¡when¡¡the¡¡blindness¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Baileys¡¡irritated¡¡me¡¡intensely¡£¡¡

Beneath¡¡the¡¡ostensible¡¡success¡¡of¡¡those¡¡years£»¡¡between¡¡twenty¡­three¡¡

and¡¡twenty¡­eight£»¡¡this¡¡rottenness£»¡¡known¡¡to¡¡scarcely¡¡any¡¡one¡¡but¡¡

myself£»¡¡grew¡¡and¡¡spread¡£¡¡¡¡My¡¡sense¡¡of¡¡the¡¡probability¡¡of¡¡a¡¡collapse¡¡

intensified¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡knew¡¡indeed¡¡now£»¡¡even¡¡as¡¡Willersley¡¡had¡¡prophesied¡¡

five¡¡years¡¡before£»¡¡that¡¡I¡¡was¡¡entangling¡¡myself¡¡in¡¡something¡¡that¡¡

might¡¡smother¡¡all¡¡my¡¡uses¡¡in¡¡the¡¡world¡£¡¡¡¡Down¡¡there¡¡among¡¡those¡¡

incommunicable¡¡difficulties£»¡¡I¡¡was¡¡puzzled¡¡and¡¡blundering¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡was¡¡

losing¡¡my¡¡hold¡¡upon¡¡things£»¡¡the¡¡chaotic¡¡and¡¡adventurous¡¡element¡¡in¡¡

life¡¡was¡¡spreading¡¡upward¡¡and¡¡getting¡¡the¡¡better¡¡of¡¡me£»¡¡over¡­

mastering¡¡me¡¡and¡¡all¡¡my¡¡will¡¡to¡¡rule¡¡and¡¡make¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡the¡¡

strength£»¡¡the¡¡drugging¡¡urgency¡¡of¡¡the¡¡passion£¡



Margaret¡¡shone¡¡at¡¡times¡¡in¡¡my¡¡imagination¡¡like¡¡a¡¡radiant¡¡angel¡¡in¡¡a¡¡

world¡¡of¡¡mire¡¡and¡¡disorder£»¡¡in¡¡a¡¡world¡¡of¡¡cravings£»¡¡hot¡¡and¡¡dull¡¡red¡¡

like¡¡scars¡¡inflamed¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£¡¡¡£



I¡¡suppose¡¡it¡¡was¡¡because¡¡I¡¡had¡¡so¡¡great¡¡a¡¡need¡¡of¡¡such¡¡help¡¡as¡¡her¡¡

whiteness¡¡proffered£»¡¡that¡¡I¡¡could¡¡ascribe¡¡impossible¡¡perfections¡¡to¡¡

her£»¡¡a¡¡power¡¡of¡¡intellect£»¡¡a¡¡moral¡¡power¡¡and¡¡patience¡¡to¡¡which¡¡she£»¡¡

poor¡¡fellow¡¡mortal£»¡¡had¡¡indeed¡¡no¡¡claim¡£¡¡¡¡If¡¡only¡¡a¡¡few¡¡of¡¡us¡¡WERE¡¡

angels¡¡and¡¡freed¡¡from¡¡the¡¡tangle¡¡of¡¡effort£»¡¡how¡¡easy¡¡life¡¡might¡¡be£¡¡¡¡¡

I¡¡wanted¡¡her¡¡so¡¡badly£»¡¡so¡¡very¡¡badly£»¡¡to¡¡be¡¡what¡¡I¡¡needed¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡wanted¡¡

a¡¡woman¡¡to¡¡save¡¡me¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡forced¡¡myself¡¡to¡¡see¡¡her¡¡as¡¡I¡¡wished¡¡to¡¡see¡¡

her¡£¡¡¡¡Her¡¡tepidities¡¡became¡¡infinite¡¡delicacies£»¡¡her¡¡mental¡¡

vagueness¡¡an¡¡atmospheric¡¡realism¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡harsh¡¡precisions¡¡of¡¡the¡¡

Baileys¡¡and¡¡Altiora's¡¡blunt¡¡directness¡¡threw¡¡up¡¡her¡¡fineness¡¡into¡¡

relief¡¡and¡¡made¡¡a¡¡grace¡¡of¡¡every¡¡weakness¡£



Mixed¡¡up¡¡with¡¡the¡¡memory¡¡of¡¡times¡¡when¡¡I¡¡talked¡¡with¡¡Margaret¡¡as¡¡one¡¡

talks¡¡politely¡¡to¡¡those¡¡who¡¡are¡¡hopelessly¡¡inferior¡¡in¡¡mental¡¡

quality£»¡¡explaining¡¡with¡¡a¡¡false¡¡lucidity£»¡¡welcoming¡¡and¡¡encouraging¡¡

the¡¡feeblest¡¡response£»¡¡when¡¡possible¡¡moulding¡¡and¡¡directing£»¡¡are¡¡

times¡¡when¡¡I¡¡did¡¡indeed£»¡¡as¡¡the¡¡old¡¡phrase¡¡goes£»¡¡worship¡¡the¡¡ground¡¡

she¡¡trod¡¡on¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡was¡¡equally¡¡honest¡¡and¡¡unconscious¡¡of¡¡inconsistency¡¡

at¡¡each¡¡extreme¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡in¡¡neither¡¡phase¡¡could¡¡I¡¡find¡¡it¡¡easy¡¡to¡¡make¡¡

love¡¡to¡¡Margaret¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡in¡¡the¡¡first¡¡I¡¡did¡¡not¡¡want¡¡to£»¡¡though¡¡I¡¡

talked¡¡abundantly¡¡to¡¡her¡¡of¡¡marriage¡¡and¡¡so¡¡forth£»¡¡and¡¡was¡¡a¡¡little¡¡

puzzled¡¡at¡¡myself¡¡for¡¡not¡¡going¡¡on¡¡to¡¡some¡¡personal¡¡application£»¡¡and¡¡

in¡¡the¡¡second¡¡she¡¡seemed¡¡inaccessible£»¡¡I¡¡felt¡¡I¡¡must¡¡make¡¡

confessions¡¡and¡¡put¡¡things¡¡before¡¡her¡¡that¡¡would¡¡be¡¡the¡¡grossest¡¡

outrage¡¡upon¡¡the¡¡noble¡¡purity¡¡I¡¡attributed¡¡to¡¡her¡£







9





I¡¡went¡¡to¡¡Margaret¡¡at¡¡last¡¡to¡¡ask¡¡her¡¡to¡¡marry¡¡me£»¡¡wrought¡¡up¡¡to¡¡the¡¡

mood¡¡of¡¡one¡¡who¡¡stakes¡¡his¡¡life¡¡on¡¡a¡¡cast¡£¡¡¡¡Separated¡¡from¡¡her£»¡¡and¡¡

with¡¡the¡¡resonance¡¡of¡¡an¡¡evening¡¡of¡¡angry¡¡recriminations¡¡with¡¡Mrs¡£¡¡

Larrimer¡¡echoing¡¡in¡¡my¡¡mind£»¡¡I¡¡discovered¡¡myself¡¡to¡¡be¡¡quite¡¡

passionately¡¡in¡¡love¡¡with¡¡Margaret¡£¡¡¡¡Last¡¡shreds¡¡of¡¡doubt¡¡vanished¡£¡¡¡¡

It¡¡has¡¡always¡¡been¡¡a¡¡feature¡¡of¡¡our¡¡relationship¡¡that¡¡Margaret¡¡

absent¡¡means¡¡more¡¡to¡¡me¡¡than¡¡Margaret¡¡present£»¡¡her¡¡memory¡¡distils¡¡

from¡¡its¡¡dross¡¡and¡¡purifies¡¡in¡¡me¡£¡¡¡¡All¡¡my¡¡criticisms¡¡and¡¡

qualifications¡¡of¡¡her¡¡vanished¡¡into¡¡some¡¡dark¡¡corner¡¡of¡¡my¡¡mind¡£¡¡¡¡

She¡¡was¡¡the¡¡lady¡¡of¡¡my¡¡salvation£»¡¡I¡¡must¡¡win¡¡my¡¡way¡¡to¡¡her¡¡or¡¡

perish¡£



I¡¡went¡¡to¡¡her¡¡at¡¡last£»¡¡for¡¡all¡¡that¡¡I¡¡knew¡¡she¡¡loved¡¡me£»¡¡in¡¡

passionate¡¡self¡­abasement£»¡¡white¡¡and¡¡a¡­tremble¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡was¡¡staying¡¡

with¡¡the¡¡Rockleys¡¡at¡¡Woking£»¡¡for¡¡Shena¡¡Rockley¡¡had¡¡been¡¡at¡¡Bennett¡¡

Hall¡¡with¡¡her¡¡and¡¡they¡¡had¡¡resumed¡¡a¡¡close¡¡intimacy£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡went¡¡down¡¡

to¡¡her¡¡on¡¡an¡¡impulse£»¡¡unheralded¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡was¡¡kept¡¡waiting¡¡for¡¡some¡¡

minutes£»¡¡I¡¡remember£»¡¡in¡¡a¡¡little¡¡room¡¡upon¡¡which¡¡a¡¡conservatory¡¡

opened£»¡¡a¡¡conservatory¡¡full¡¡of¡¡pots¡¡of¡¡large¡¡mauve¡­edged£»¡¡white¡¡

cyclamens¡¡in¡¡flower¡£¡¡¡¡And¡¡there¡¡was¡¡a¡¡big¡¡lacquer¡¡cabinet£»¡¡a¡¡Chinese¡¡

thing£»¡¡I¡¡suppose£»¡¡of¡¡black¡¡and¡¡gold¡¡against¡¡the¡¡red¡­toned¡¡wall¡£¡¡¡¡To¡¡

this¡¡day¡¡the¡¡thought¡¡of¡¡Margaret¡¡is¡¡inseparably¡¡bound¡¡up¡¡with¡¡the¡¡

sight¡¡of¡¡a¡¡cyclamen's¡¡back¡­turned¡¡petals¡£



She¡¡came¡¡in£»¡¡looking¡¡pale¡¡and¡¡drooping¡¡rather¡¡more¡¡than¡¡usual¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡

suddenly¡¡realised¡¡that¡¡Altiora's¡¡hint¡¡of¡¡a¡¡disappointment¡¡leading¡¡to¡¡

positive¡¡illness¡¡was¡¡something¡¡more¡¡than¡¡a¡¡vindictive¡¡comment¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡

closed¡¡the¡¡door¡¡and¡¡came¡¡across¡¡to¡¡me¡¡and¡¡took¡¡and¡¡dropped¡¡my¡¡hand¡¡

and¡¡stood¡¡still¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨What¡¡is¡¡it¡¡you¡¡want¡¡with¡¡me£¿¡¨¡¡she¡¡asked¡£



The¡¡speech¡¡I¡¡had¡¡been¡¡turning¡¡over¡¡and¡¡over¡¡in¡¡my¡¡mind¡¡on¡¡the¡¡way¡¡

vanished¡¡at¡¡the¡¡sight¡¡of¡¡her¡£



¡¨I¡¡want¡¡to¡¡talk¡¡to¡¡you£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡answered¡¡lamely¡£



For¡¡some¡¡seconds¡¡neither¡¡of¡¡us¡¡said¡¡a¡¡word¡£



¡¨I¡¡want¡¡to¡¡tell¡¡you¡¡things¡¡about¡¡my¡¡life£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡began¡£



She¡¡answered¡¡with¡¡a¡¡scarcely¡¡audible¡¡¡¨yes¡£¡¨



¡¨I¡¡almost¡¡asked¡¡you¡¡to¡¡marry¡¡me¡¡at¡¡Pangbourne£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡plunged¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨I¡¡

didn't¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡becausebecause¡¡you¡¡had¡¡too¡¡much¡¡to¡¡give¡¡me¡£¡¨



¡¨Too¡¡much£¡¡¨¡¡she¡¡echoed£»¡¡¡¨to¡¡give¡¡you£¡¡¨¡¡¡¡She¡¡had¡¡lifted¡¡her¡¡eyes¡¡to¡¡

my¡¡face¡¡and¡¡the¡¡colour¡¡was¡¡coming¡¡into¡¡her¡¡cheeks¡£



¡¨Don't¡¡misunderstand¡¡me£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡said¡¡hastily¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨I¡¡want¡¡to¡¡tell¡¡you¡¡

things£»¡¡things¡¡you¡¡don't¡¡know¡£¡¡¡¡Don't¡¡answer¡¡me¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡want¡¡to¡¡tell¡¡

you¡£¡¨



She¡¡stood¡¡before¡¡the¡¡fireplace¡¡with¡¡her¡¡ultimate¡¡answer¡¡shining¡¡

through¡¡the¡¡quiet¡¡of¡¡her¡¡face¡£¡¡¡¡¡¨Go¡¡on£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡said£»¡¡very¡¡softly¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡

was¡¡so¡¡pitilessly¡¡manifest¡¡she¡¡was¡¡resolved¡¡to¡¡idealise¡¡the¡¡

situation¡¡whatever¡¡I¡¡might¡¡say¡£¡¡¡¡I¡¡began¡¡walking¡¡up¡¡and¡¡down¡¡the¡¡

room¡¡between¡¡those¡¡cyclamens¡¡and¡¡the¡¡cabinet¡£¡¡¡¡There¡¡were¡¡little¡¡

gold¡¡fishermen¡¡on¡¡the¡¡cabinet¡¡fishing¡¡from¡¡little¡¡island

·µ»ØĿ¼ ÉÏÒ»Ò³ ÏÂÒ»Ò³ »Øµ½¶¥²¿ ÔÞ£¨0£© ²È£¨0£©

Äã¿ÉÄÜϲ»¶µÄ