Chapter 12 Section 7 The Birth of a Nation

The next day, early in the morning, the frigate weighed anchor and gradually disappeared behind the headland, taking with it ten of the fifteen surviving sailors on board the Jonathan and five others: Kennedy among them and Altleble, the boatswain. And Chef Schrader is willing to become an immigrant to stay on the island. Kennedy and Schrader had basically the same motives, so they decided to settle down in this country, because the two were not favored by the captain, and it was difficult to get a job, so they hoped that life in a newly born society would be easier and less Unstable drifting, here at least for a long period of time, it is difficult to formulate relatively complete and strict laws and regulations.As for their fellows, more honest, serious, energetic, but now poor, homeless, and some unmarried, they would like to be able to live in this new country like Altleble. He became the master in the sea, and became an ordinary fisherman from a sailor in the ocean.

As for whether their dreams can come true or become Nanke Yimeng, it depends on the guidance and effective measures of the government on the island. When the government's administrative management is perfect, residents will have the opportunity and conditions to get rich through labor.On the contrary, if the main leaders of the government lack experience, will not develop the potential of these residents, and lack guidelines and policies in this regard, then it will be difficult to obtain the desired effect.Therefore, the organization of immigrants is a crucial issue. For the time being, at least the Horsts (which is the name they have adopted by agreement) are indifferent to the solution of this matter of life and death, they only want to have fun, they are intoxicated by the magic word of liberty, and they are like children. Some people get carried away by it, and don't intend to understand the real deeper meaning.I also don't want to understand that freedom is actually a science. In order to be free, we should firstly learn how to live.

There was such a rowdy crowd not so long ago when the ship was still in sight, and now these people began to celebrate and congratulate each other, as if at last they had accomplished a great and extraordinary feat, which, although it had only just begun, was deemed necessary. After the common people's festival, it is not a festival without delicious food, so we agreed with everyone's speech that there will be a big feast on this day. The reason for the cargo department of the Jonathan.Since the declaration of independence the cargo has been left unattended, and now that the sailors are gone, who will strengthen the guard?Those who have been coveting for a long time have already put their thoughts on this pile of goods, so they happily opened the barrel on the barrel to get the wine. In short, this wine belongs to everyone. From then on, why not drink it No wine left?Although the few reasonable people dared not protest decisively, the opinion was accepted, and an estimate was made, and a share was given to each grown-up man, half a share to women and children, and the head of the family was in the midst of gags and In a happy joke, he took the wine allocated to him.

In the evening, the celebration reached its climax, and all the resentment disappeared. People from different countries seemed to melt into one country, calling each other brothers. People played the accordion freely, organized dance parties, and some couples returned to the drinking circle. At the same time, in a dark corner, a man was half drunk, soaked in this terrible poison, trying to find inspiration from it, when suddenly a beautiful and melodious music sounded, interrupting the steps of the dancing people, Frieze.According to the talent of his inspiration, Gross improvised according to his inspiration for more than two hours. Many people came around him, with their strange eyes and mouths wide open, being swept away by the storm like a storm. Bewildered by the coming music, what everyone saw was this fascinating violin.

In Fries.A child in Gross's audience was listening intently and enthralled to his music, and the sound, from beautiful to strange, was a real revelation for Sander, who found himself tremblingly Entering this strange music kingdom, standing in the crowd, opposite to the musicians, he saw and listened, his ears and eyes became alive, he felt the sublimation of his soul, his whole body was mixed with sorrow and joy, and trembled with excitement. What words can be used to describe this vivid, unique and strange landscape?On the ground, a man's huge body looked very bulky, sitting on the ground, his head drooping on his chest, his eyes closed, playing the violin!Pulling non-stop, frantically under an unclear smoky light, in this deep night, his existence and vitality are revealed.Before him stood a child in ecstasy, and the crowd fell silent around this singular little group.With the fleeting breeze blowing, the light of the torches flickered and changed, and it was projected on the faces.The eyes, ears, nose, and mouth on this outline can all be displayed. At this time, the violin makes a strong and sharp sound, wave-like dreamlike floating above people's heads, and gradually disappears with the space in the vast night.

It's midnight, Fritz.Exhausted, Gross was sleeping loosely and snoring loudly, and the immigrants staggered back to their houses in thought. By the next day, this fleeting passion was gone, and the settlers were drawn to a greater joy.The festivities are on again, and that will mean, until the baijiu is gone. It was during this jubilant moment that the frigate returned to Khost Island two days after it left, and they seemed to have been away for half a month, and it received the same welcome that no one seemed to remember It had left them before, but what Le Corgi saw puzzled him. He did not expect that the strange boat that had anchored by the beach seemed to bring good luck to the immigrants.

Ali.Lordes and Altleble simply told Le Corgi the whole story, and he was very excited to hear what they narrated, so his heart was ups and downs, and his chest and lungs seemed to be sucked in a breath of fresh air. , Feeling of joy spontaneously arises!Then, Magellan did not have a free and pure land. However, he didn't hear the secret, and he didn't reveal his secrets. He kept silent about the motive of leaving the island for half a month, so what is there to say!Severing all ties with civilized society, so when he saw the frigate representing the power of the Chilean government, he quietly left, hid in the Alte Peninsula, and waited until the frigate left before returning to the camp. Finally, he let Ali.Lords understands why.

His friends were so excited to see him that they forgot to ask why he left.Lords and Altleble were both encouraged and grateful to be with this calm, intelligent, and kind-hearted man, who, on the contrary, felt more trustworthy and respectful than those who were naive and ridiculous. rest assured. These unfortunate people, when they heard the news of their independence, were very excited and only cared about being happy.Ali.After telling the story, Lordes said that they did not seem to have imagined that any kind of government would be formed. ah!Le Corgi graciously retorted that they could be forgiven for being happy themselves, and so far, they have had too few such opportunities, and the days of this fascination will pass, and then they will take things seriously , As for forming a government, I admit that I don't see any use.

However, it must be Ali.Rhodes retorted, someone is in charge and manages everything in an orderly manner, isn't it great? Leave it alone, then, replied Le Corgis, order will get better automatically, I see. However, judging by some past events The past is not the same as the present!Le Corgi interrupted him. Yesterday, our partners thought they were Americans and Europeans, but now they are Khosts. This is a completely different concept. So what do you think Let them live quietly on Khost Island!Now that it belongs to them, they have the luck not to be accompanied by the law, and they are spared the making of the law. What is the use of the law?I'm sure it's the root cause of conflict between people, which is not understood by human nature, without these prejudices, without the slavery of the beginning of the century, people are free and chaotic in nature The land has given people a lot of endowments, I hope they will dig and develop it with their industrious hands, so that they can be equal and free, and live together like brothers and sisters. Why do we need to formulate a set of rules and regulations!

Ali.Lordes was not persuaded by these optimistic truths, but he never responded again. Out of concern of the immigration company, sixty rifles, barrels of gunpowder, bullets, buckshot, and explosive cartridges were indeed included in the cargo of the Jonathan, so that the immigrants could deal with large animals and In Lagoa Bay, when the enemy attacks, no one thinks of these war items, given to Altlepur, no one takes advantage of the chaos of the situation, he hides them carefully, Dick He had been told that he might have some trouble finding a suitable place to store these guns, through a series of caves in the mountains of the Cape to the east, in Ali.With the help of Lordes and two young apprentice sailors, he divided into several times and transported these weapons and ammunition to the above-mentioned caves on the first night of everyone's carnival, and buried these things deeply. From then on, Altleble felt much lighter mentally.Le Corgi deeply admired his cautious spirit.

You are right, Altlebull, he claims that it is better to let time solve the problem and that in this country the people use only firearms They didn't, the bosun said affirmatively. At that time, the system of the Jonathan was very strict. The immigrants and their packages were searched carefully, and all firearms were confiscated, except for those weapons in our collection. Nobody has weapons, and they can't find them, so Altleble broke off suddenly, as if worried. Gosh!He exclaimed, someone has guns, we only found forty guns instead of sixty guns, I thought it was a mistake, but now that I think about it, those twenty guns were taken by Willy Lee, Ivanov ．Gemelli and Galton were taken away, luckily these were decent people, don't worry about them! There are other dangers besides weapons, Ali.Lordes made him notice, for example: Now people are like brothers, but is this always the case?And Rachael.Cerrone is back to his old ways, I had to intervene in your absence, without Altleble and me, I think he would have swallowed his wife alive this time. The man was a devil, Le Corgi said. Like all drunkards, neither good nor bad, needless to say, it's a good thing for these two women that Algie is back, and how is our Indian boy? Spirits are excellent.It would be a lie to say that he and his father were unhappy with us.Since the family, like the rest, remained on Khost Island, it was easy, and I promised not to go.The trouble is Rachael Cerrone's vice.I hope that when all the wine on the island is drunk, he will be able to change his ways. While people were talking about him with such concern, Algie left Wil-Jet in the care of his father, and was impatient to see Graziaina. How ecstatic they were to meet again, soon replaced by sorrow for joy.Graziina recounted many things to the Indian youth: Cerrone beat his wife and daughter again, plus Paderson's flattering courtship and Shrek's savage, vile and unscrupulous molestation.Algie trembled with anger as he listened to her confession. In the corner of the tent, Rachael.Cerrone was drunk, his fists clenched, and he was snoring loudly. There was no need to imagine that when he woke up, he would go back to his old ways and join the reveling crowd to drink freely. Impossible to end. However, these seem to have changed people's character, but in fact they are not without potential dangers. Evil images have appeared on some people's faces. Alcohol is at work, and the depression and depression after drinking can only be relieved by greater drinking capacity. Stimulation, gradually people are slightly drunk and half drunk until they are very drunk, and the amount of alcohol increases, and finally they become drunk. Of course, some people felt that the crisis was imminent and restrained such actions, so rational people re-faced the reality and had to seriously consider how to survive on Khost Island. The problem is not insoluble. The land covers an area of ​​about 200 square kilometers. Most of it is arable, and there are forests and pastures. It can support a much larger population. Staying in Scoville Bay, you can disperse to a wider area. There is no shortage of planting methods, not to mention seeds, plants, and facilities that are indispensable for agricultural construction. In addition, most people have certain knowledge about agriculture. For them, to devote themselves to such a country is no different from their own. At the beginning, the number of domestic animals was obviously insufficient. Later, thanks to the help of the Chilean government, they were transferred from Patagonia. , the Pampas grasslands of Argentina, the vast grasslands of Tierra del Fuego, and the Falklands where there are a large number of sheep, and they are transported to them.As long as the settlers worked hard and devotedly, nothing could prevent them from succeeding in the colony. There is a small group of people among them who have realized the necessity of labor as soon as independence is declared. Once the wine is finished, they turn back to the cargo of the Jonathan and choose the tools they need from the piled cargo. , and made plans according to personal appetite, some for farming, some for breeding, and some for forest development, and then pulled a temporary cart and set off to find a suitable piece of land. But Paderson went in the opposite direction and stayed on the river bank. With the help of Mijie and Black, despite their painful experience in the past, they insisted on cooperating with him. They blocked this place first, As the first land he occupied, he firmly believed that this place belonged to him, so he firmly put up wooden stakes to make a fence, and surrounded three sides of a piece of land. , After plowing, vegetables can be sown, and Padson began to concentrate on planting vegetables. After two days of carnival, the immigrants thought that the celebration of independence was enough, and they began to regain their composure. Then they found that some of their partners had never been distracted by this happiness, and they had gone to When they arrive at the warehouse of the Yonadan, the goods are naturally abundant. Whether it is supplies or food, they can easily get them, and they can even get some extra items. Once they choose the transportation tools, they can press the The footsteps of people set off, and in the next few days, more and more people followed this method, so as time went by, the number of carnivals gradually decreased, and at the same time, many people went hand in hand and started to the hinterland of the island. Action, group after group of people, almost all the immigrants gradually left the beach of Scotsville Bay, some pushed heavy carts, some acted as donkeys and horses, some were alone, some The family with the mouth. As people tried their best to fill up their items with both hands, the supplies on the Jonathan gradually decreased. Those who came last had very limited options to choose from, but those who came later found that there were still a lot of supplies, but they were limited. Regarding the transportation problem, the amount of things that each person took away was limited, but the agricultural materials were lacking. Even if there were some agricultural tools, they were just broken copper and iron left by the previous people.More than three hundred immigrants had to give up the idea of ​​raising poultry for animals. However, these people have no choice but to be satisfied with the existing materials, and are very jealous of the harvest of those who strike first, so they have no choice but to choose some available materials and set off to the strange land helplessly. These people lack tools, and they are also the kind of people who have to emigrate and have a hard time. They find that better places are occupied by those who are there first. There is really no way. In order to find a suitable place, they have to go to Du The Maas Peninsula, around the big fluffy jagged gap, is a hundred kilometers from Scotchville Bay, which is seen anyway as an important institutional seat of the colony, in a sense In other words, it is the capital. The frigate left for a month and a half, and more than half of the population of the capital has gone, and all the immigrants who can use shovels and hoes have left it. Now there are only 81 residents here, and their current living conditions are still as bad. The occupations I have engaged in in the past are very low-end.Except for a dozen farmers who temporarily stayed on the coast due to health reasons, one of them was accompanied by his wife and three children. John Ram, Ali.The Lordes family, Beau Valle.Doric, Fred.Gloth, five sailors, among whom were cooks Kennedy, Paderson, Longger, and Blake, and forty-three workmen and self-proclaimed workmen who knew nothing about farm work, including La The Charles, and finally Le Corgis and his two companions, Algie and Calori. The two people behind did not leave the left bank of the river. At the entrance of the river, they moored Wiljet in the depths of a small bay sheltered from the wind. It was the same as in the past, and there was no change. The only thing was that they built a new one. I want a strong house to replace the original thatched hut, because that hut cannot withstand the cold wind here. Now that I have decided not to leave Khost Island, it is best to have a stronger house than before to settle down. Indeed, Le Corgi once talked to Calori about his desire not to return to the new island. Since there is a piece of free land here, he will live and work in peace and contentment here and enjoy his life. Algie is very happy with this decision. It coincides with his wishes. As for Calori, he is used to what he sees as his master's intentions, always obeying and never raising any objections, even though living here will reduce his pilot's burden. opportunity to make money.That didn't escape Le Corgi's attention, but let's face it, stay on Khost Island. Here, people can only live by fishing and hunting. If fishing and hunting are not enough for everyone to eat, they have to find their own way out. Anyway, he has made up his mind. He doesn't want to owe anyone anything, so he refuses his share of food . However, most of the people left, and the original assembled houses were vacated. One of the houses was dismantled and sent to the left bank of the river, and then reassembled. wall, strengthen it.Several workers helped Le Corgi work, and he accepted their help unceremoniously.These honest workers never asked him for wages when the work was done, and it never occurred to Le Corgis to pay them. The house was built, and Algie and Calori got into the Veer-Jet skiff and went to the new island. After three weeks, they brought back everything that could be moved from the old house. The piloting business took some time, and at the same time enabled the Indians to get enough food and ammunition for the coming winter. After returning, life continued as before, Calori and his son went fishing or fishing, and were responsible for making salt, salting the fish that could not be eaten every day.During this period, Le Corgi traveled to and from the island, occasionally hunting to survive. Using non-stop contacts, he maintained contact with immigrants. Almost all the families received his visits one after another. He can already confirm that from the beginning, they showed obvious gaps, which stemmed from people The natural inequality of courage, opportunity, and insight, or intelligence, so that some succeed and some do nothing or fail, is clearly shown in life. The other four family pioneers, who started first, were obviously the best, and it's not surprising that they had the most seniority. Willy Lee's sawmill saw enough boards to fill two or three ships. A ship with a certain tonnage runs at full capacity for a while. Li Weili received Le Corgi's visit very friendly, took advantage of his arrival, asked about anecdotes and anecdotes in the town, and complained that he was not notified to participate in the colonial government election. What kind of organization did most people adopt?Who is chosen as leader? He was very disappointed to hear that absolutely nothing happened, the immigrants all left one after another without even discussing what kind of government to build, and he was very sorry that this interlocutor whom he respected so much and was so grateful for, As if complicit in this unreasonable behavior, he pointed out to Le Corgis a large pile of boards, neatly piled up along the river's edge. My pile of wood, he asked protestingly, how can I sell it? Why sell?Le Corgi retorted, those people are not profitable, will they help you sell things?Don't worry about selling it now, you'll get it eventually. Impossible, admits Willy Lee, though, if you're reasonable and only tax a little bit, and meet the needs of all the immigrants, then I'd spend less effort because of it, and life isn't fun if people don't work together , people can serve each other, then life will be easier and more pleasant. So you desperately need it?Le Corgi asked with a smile. But Willy Lee was clearly worried and appeared anxious. It's natural, he said, people want something, and if Host Island doesn't pay us, and the material resources are scarce, then I'm going to leave it, and I'm not alone, what will I do? The labor for a living stays in the lovelier country, only then, as you just said, will I be profitable, and others will be like me. Obviously those problems can be solved, but the ones that don't People, have to wait to die! You are very ambitious, Monsieur Lee Willy, cried Le Corgis. If I hadn't been ambitious, I wouldn't have gotten myself into so much trouble, he said sharply. Does this work? It's so useful, without our efforts for everyone, human beings will return to their original nature and drink blood, and progress will become empty talk. progress!Le Corgi let out a bitter sigh, that is to let some people gain something. The bravest and brightest. It is the one who hurts the majority! The laziest and most cowardly of men, they are in every case losers, and if they are well managed they may live miserably, if they are left unchecked they will die of poverty and poverty. However, life does not require these things. If it is the impotent, diseased, dull-witted, it is much needed, who have always needed a master, wanting laws, and who, after a great deal of tolerance, must endure tyranny and tyranny. Le Corgi shook his head with an unconvinced expression. He knew these clichés very well, human beings' shortcomings, natural advantages and disadvantages, which are all reasonable excuses for the legalization of oppression and suppression. He was at a loss, however, because the thought of Lewis, Doric, and entourage's behavior during the winter, the brazen blackmailing of some timid and feeble immigrants, prompted him to think about another deserving Those words spoken by the respectable man produced extraordinary courage. At Willy Lee's neighbor's house, he got the same impression.Gemaili and Ivanrov have planted several hectares of wheat and rye. The fields have turned green and the young wheat seedlings are growing. There will be a bumper harvest in February.The Galtons, on the other hand, were making slow progress. The wide prairie, closed behind fences, was still almost devoid of livestock, but they were sure that the number of livestock could be increased very soon, and if that day came, there would be a large number. milk and butter, as if they had had many cows. While Le Corgi was hunting, Algie and Calori took time between fishing and planting the small gardens around their home so that they could fully guarantee their own way of subsistence without needing help from others. This is a vibrant life, just like theirs. Obviously, they cannot accept and do not want to accept the comforts of those civilized and advanced areas. Le Corgis does not miss these comforts when he thinks of the price he has paid for it. , He is contented and happy, and he does not look at the height of the mountain. Needless to say, the same is true of his two companions, who, apart from Magellan, do not know that there is another sky, and Caloli has never dreamed of a sweet life; for Algie, the greatest happiness at present is that time She always surrounds Graziaina and does not go to work. The Cerrone family moved into the house that had been vacated by the original occupants, and his family gradually regained peace from the original disturbing and frightening environment.Rachael.It is true that Cerrone no longer drank, the reason being that there was no longer a drop of alcohol to be found in the whole land of Khost Island, so he also had to keep his own place, but his health, because of these few times of intemperance The drinking and drunkenness of the man was irreparably damaged.Almost every day he sat in the doorway basking in the sun, looking sullenly and despondently at the ground, shaking his hands incessantly, and Doria invariably, with all her tenderness and patience, tried in vain to awaken his insensitivity. All the hard work seems to be in vain!She had no choice but to let it go, gave up any hope, and got used to it slowly. Alji was completely different from her thoughts. What he thought of was life since the time of peace, which is endless joy. He dedicated everything to Graziaina, and it also had a good turn for Alji. Rachael, who had been in awe of him for a long time.Cerrone has been ruled out, and his opponent, the Irishman Paderson, has also finally withdrawn from the competition from his originally annoying entanglement with Graziana.He was never seen again, for he understood his own situation, and his hopes for her were in vain. On the contrary, while the other was unwilling to lay down his arms, Schreck became more emboldened by the day, made threats against Graziaina, and began to intimidate Alger himself. When he met Shrek, Shrek yelled at him, no doubt he was using Algie as a trick.A few days later, when Algie returned to his home on the left bank of the river, a stone was suddenly thrown from the shelter of a house, but it was a few centimeters away from his head, but fortunately it missed. Regarding this attack, of course Alger knew the name of the perpetrator, but Alger's mind was full of his own ideas, and he did not intend to avenge that arrow. For many days, he did not fight back against his opponent's endless However, Schreck was not punished and became even more arrogant, forcing Algie to a corner, so that he had to fight back in self-defense. If Rachel.Cerrone can be freed from the plight of dullness, he will not suffer from idleness, these people only know how to waste their time, and other colleagues and workers are the more intelligent people in this group , They have begun to worry about the future. It is actually very good to stay on Khost Island, but they have to make arrangements for their future life. It is best to cut their life in a planned way so that it can be seamless.Although there are still plenty of supplies and there is no shortage of anything, what will happen when these supplies are exhausted?Instead of being trapped and suffering in the future, it is better to find a way to get out of trouble now so as not to worry about the future.So people use their brains and think of ways. For a dreamy and good future, some people temporarily act as industrialists, try their best, hang signs on the door, and work as blacksmiths, masons, furniture carpenters, shoes and Tailors and more.Just for this reason, the business is not good, and almost no one is there.What's more, even if the business is booming, what's the use of making money?How to spend the money?The key issue is the food issue, so this issue bears the brunt above any other issue. After careful consideration, people gave up the industry they were familiar with, packed up their skills and tools, and went all out to find food. Due to the lack of shotguns, they could not go hunting; Might not be able to beg either.Another method of fishing is advisable, and they follow the method taught by several immigrants. In addition to Le Corgui and his two companions, Altleble and the four sailors of the Jonathan, who were fishing from the beginning, the five of them, in the manner of the Fuegians, set about building a A small boat the size of Weier︱Jet quickly let the light boat go out to sea. Like Le Corgis, Altreble and his sailors salted and preserved as much fish as they could eat for the day, so they could at least guarantee that they would not starve. Their success attracted many workers and immigrants. With the help of carpenters, they successfully built two small boats, and it was their turn to go fishing. But fishing is a craft just like other industries. Whoever wants to gain something must also go through a period of practice and study, and slowly increase experience.Calori and his sons, Altleble and his sailors, whose rods were often bent under the weight of fish, did very well, while others often hauled up their rods more often than not, with nothing at all. Count on this method to get food.When fishing, occasionally fish may come to bite the hook, but they still cannot catch any fish and return empty-handed. One day, in spite of their best efforts, they were still unlucky, when the fishermen's boat passed the Werjet, and it was Algie and Calori who were going back to anchor, neatly on the deck of the boat. More than 20 fish were lined up, including several very large fish. Seeing these fish, the immigrants were salivating with envy. well!Indians!cried one of the workers. Calori let it follow. What are you going to do?Kalori asked as their boat approached the Veer-Jet dinghy. You have to catch so many fish yourself, the boat is full, but there are still many people who have to tighten their belts and starve, don't you feel shy?The same worker said teasingly. Caloli began to laugh, he is a person who is completely caught up in the ideological principles of Lecogilianism, so he replied without hesitation: what belongs to me also belongs to others, when people are satisfied and there is something left, then It is only natural that it should be shared with others. Then he said. you send Half the fish were thrown into the boat. Thanks!dude! The workers shouted to them with one voice, and the boat gradually moved away. Although Algie recognized Shrek among these beggars, he performed an act of generosity, and Shrek was not alone, and he refused no one, not even an enemy, an adversary, if he could not. Le Corgi could see that he was trying to bring credit to his teacher. Some immigrants work hard to pass the time, while others pass the time idle. For them, there is nothing wrong with giving up on themselves. It is normal, Fritz.What can Gross and Zorri do?The former has become a full-fledged dementia due to excessive alcoholism, while the latter is like a real-life urchin who knows nothing. Kennedy and Hired had no excuses, but they didn't work too much either. I believed their experience last winter. They stayed on Host Island, mainly relying on others to support themselves, and they didn't feel any injustice. Not disappointed by not being satisfied.At present, he still hopes to develop according to his wishes, without higher requirements, let time pass by, and don't have to worry about the future. Similarly, Doric and Beauvale have nothing to do. Their previous occupations are difficult to display their talents in this special living environment. They are at a loss on this uncultivated virgin island. In this environment, the knowledge of lawyers and professors of history and literature is of no use at all. Among these mortal beings, no one can predict what will happen now and in the future. Most of their companions have moved away, which seems logical, and a disaster has frightened them and disturbed their original ambiguity. Qing's so-called plan.In this way, Doric lost his timid audience, and Beauvale lost his supporters and audience, that is to say, the brazen bragging object of the so-called monolithic, jokingly called electoral material. 洩氣了約兩個月之後，博瓦勒開始又重整旗鼓了，如果他缺乏決斷意識，事情不按他的指引，沒有他的參與或通過，事情本身照樣的解決了，這些對他來說，並不意味著失敗或失去了一切，那些過去和將來都還不曾做的，霍斯特人都忘記給自己選個領袖，所以位子還空著，只要你去拿就行了。 缺少選民，並不是成功的障礙，恰恰相反，在這個人口稀少的地區，引導選舉戰是易如反掌的事，至於移民們，沒必要去管他們的觀點如何，他們分散在島的四面八方，互相之間也沒有連繫，不可能集中起來一起行動，如果以後他們返回營地，那也只會是一小部分人，這些人勢單力薄，發現這裡有一個政府正在工作，將不得在既定事實面前折服。 這個計劃一旦形成，博瓦勒急忙將其付諸實際行動，只幾天時間，他已了解到這個潛在的政府有三個黨派，除了中間派和漠不關心的人們，一個是他自認為是理所當然的領袖的一些人；第二個是對劉易斯．多里克的提議亦步亦趨的人們；第三個是受勒柯吉影響的人們，他經過反覆地、深思熟慮地研究，認為這三個黨派好像是勢均力敵。 有了這個想法，博瓦勒便開始行動，用他那吸引人的口才，拉來了六十張選票，立刻舉行了裝模作樣的選舉。因為大部分人，不太了解這是件重大事情，於是有些人棄權，又必須來第二輪的投票，最後他的名下只剩了近三十張的選票。 通過這種避重就輕、變換手法的選舉，他終於被選上了，他對選舉看得很認真，這一來，博瓦勒對自己的前途不再擔心，如果這頭銜，沒有賦予他的選民負擔他的生活費用的權力，那麼他就不必要來做這個領袖。 但是還是有煩惱困擾著他，最根本的常識告訴他，政府的首要任務是搞好管理，然而在實際進行工作中，對他來說，並不是一件容易的事，也不像他所想像的那麼容易。 顯然，劉易斯．多里克在這方面，卻不會有什麼煩惱，他所倚仗的共產主義學校，就可以簡化一些問題，是十分清楚的，他的箴言是：一切歸公，人們對物質和精神的看法基本上可以容納他的這種格言，因此他甚至可以輕而易舉地實施，甚至可以不花太大的力氣，就可以推行其嚴格的法律，或者是這些人溫順地聽任安排，而且霍斯特人也許正在嘗試這種方式也許做得不壞，這些人數量有限，而且不與外人交往，這就是他事情成功的最有利的條件，而且也許在這種特殊環境中，按照共產主義的格言，他們或者能夠爭取到各取所需的目的，並實行絕對的平等，以開展平均化為條件，目前還說不上是提高窮人的生活水準或是降低人的生活水準。 不幸的人，費爾丁南，博瓦勒，並沒有公開主張共產主義，而是信奉集體主義，其組織機構，不是一般人為的力量就能以達到目的，必須有一個更複雜、更重要的機制。 而且，這種學說可以實現嗎？如果在十九世紀末所表現出的社會主義運動，沒有什麼作用的話，有必要提醒人們避免悲慘的失敗，激起廣大的同情，引導人們尋找減少災亂的自救方法，激發他們更高的積極性，而產生較為全面的法律，其結果是只有從完善的社會秩序中得來，如果在批評中找到一個牢靠的陣地，看來，還是容易辦到的！ 費爾丁南．博瓦勒不好的一面，絕對是他沒有什麼好批評、好毀壞的，既然在霍斯特島上一無所有，而且它處於建設中，就這點而言，也是無先例可循的。 確實社會主義並不是形成文學的科學，它並沒有形成整套完整的學說，必須先破壞而後創造，因此博瓦勒不得不自己創造，看來，要徹頭徹尾地創造一個隨便什麼樣的社會秩序，還是件棘手的事情，並且還要知道，如果人們只滿足於忍受相互交換生活，同時摸索著向永無休止的變化前進，那是因為他們別無任何選擇，只能如此而已。 不管怎樣，他的指導思想有連貫性，他並不是從那種，不要求通過生產方式的社會化而取消競爭的社會主義學校來的，對於所有的學派來說，這是共同的，最低的要求，尤其是集體主義者的信條，博瓦勒只能遵循服從。 不巧的是，這樣一條原則，如果沒有一個強大複雜的生產機構的舊社會，這是個表面道理，然而在霍斯特島上，這樣的表面道理也一無所有，除非將集體主義變成純粹的共產主義，那時，人們願意把農具、樹林、田地和牧場，都看成是生產工具，其實，真正的生產工具是移民的雙手和勇氣。這就是博瓦勒為什麼被這麼多痛苦、困惑所折磨的原因。 當他自我探討這些嚴重的問題時，他的選舉有了奇怪的結果，營地已是如此地人煙稀少，而且還常常有些人正在搬走。 第一個是阿里．洛德士一家，率先做出了榜樣，由於事情產生轉折而不太讓人放心，他過了河。就在那天，博瓦勒的雄心，得到滿足。 洛德士的房子折成零件運走，他讓幾個工人在左岸將房子重建，他們就像幫勒柯吉建房子時一樣，把房子搭建得更舒服、更牢固。Ali.洛德士在這方面與他的朋友不同，他公道地付給工人們工錢，而他們一方面非常非常地謝謝，接受了報酬，同時又覺得這樣做有些侷促不安。洛德士的情況馬上有人仿傚，斯密施．瑞格特，納爾遜．弗克，再加上兩個木匠胡具特和其瑞，另外還有兩個工人，都先後過河，到左岸來定居，頭一個村鎮的競爭對手，就這樣在勒柯吉周圍產生了，阿爾特勒布爾，四個水手早已在這裡安營紮寨，這個鎮子在宣布獨立的三個月後，已擁有二十一個居民，其中有兩個孩子是迪克和桑德，兩個女人是格拉瑞洛德士和她的女兒。 在這個還是雛形的村子，日子平平靜靜地流逝，沒什麼能破壞大家的和睦相處，除非是博瓦勒過河來製造事端。 有一天，阿爾吉正在和勒柯吉進行嚴肅的交談，阿里．洛德士也在場，他對河對岸移民的牧民中一些人的行為向勒柯吉徵求意見，他認為那些笨手笨腳的釣魚人，他們頭一次的乞求，兩個火地島人慷慨地送給了他們一些魚，由於乞討成功，他們便得寸進尺，胃口大開，要得越來越頻繁，沒有一天阿爾吉的魚不流到他們的手中，他們毫不感到慚愧。從勞駕別人為他們工作時起，他們認為沒有必要去花力氣捕魚，因此他們就留在陸地上，心安理得的等小艇返航，就去向他們要魚，好像這些人欠他們的這些東西似的。 阿爾吉於是對這種放肆無禮的人感到憤怒，更何況他的敵人施瑞克也在這一群遊手好閒人之中，但在拒絕他們之前，不管怎樣，他還是想聽聽勒柯吉的意見和看法，作為他的一個聽話的徒弟，他總是對老師的想法和作法，循規蹈矩的執行。 他的兩個朋友和他，坐在海的沙灘上，對著一望無際的大海，他將這件事情的來龍去脈原原本本的告訴了他們。 勒柯吉的回答，讓人一目瞭然。 看看這巨大的空間，阿爾吉，他從容不迫，而又溫文爾雅地對他說，他會給你一種最寬廣的哲學思想，多麼荒唐的想法，你在這無垠的宇宙中間，能不觸摸到塵埃？為幾條魚就激動不安，人生在世只有盡義務的責任，我的孩子，這是十分必要的，如果人們要戰勝生活，堅持生活下去，就必須相敬相愛，互相幫助，你所說的那些人，一眼即可看出他們缺少這種義務，難道可以去學習嗎？規律和道理也很簡單，先得保證自己的供給，滿足了自己的條件，再盡最大的可能保證同類的供給，他們這樣的過分，對你有什麼關係呢？可惜是他們，而不是你！ 阿爾吉畢恭畢敬地聽著他闡述的這些大道理和原則。 他正準備回答，這時躺在他們三人腳下的狗左勒低沉嗥叫著，幾乎同時，離他們一箭之地的方向，傳來了聲音。 勒柯吉！Someone called. 勒柯吉回過頭。 博瓦勒先生！He said. 是我我有話要對您說，勒柯吉。 I'm all ears. 但是博瓦勒沒有馬上開口，事實上他有些慌張和不安，他原準備的演說詞，一旦和勒柯吉面對面，就被他莊重嚴肅的態度而感到惶恐不安，再也記不得他那華麗的詞句了，只感到自己的語言有些荒誕不經，所採取的步驟也是愚不可及的。 由於不斷地幻想社會主義學說的基本原則，博瓦勒最終發現霍斯特島與存在著生產工具，這學說在必要時可以有的放矢了，諸如那些小船，尤其是維爾︱捷小艇，這些不是生產工具嗎？現在陳橫在沙灘上勒柯吉的那枝槍，難道不也是生產工具嗎？這唯一的一枝槍，竟使博瓦勒很有些垂涎三尺，它給其主人帶來的一種高不可攀的形象，從現在起，將它以集體主義的名義收繳，是再自然不過的，也是再合法不過的，這種高人一等的感覺，應該由他這個統治者來享受，那也就是屬於集體主義化身的這個人。 勒柯吉，博瓦勒終於開口說話了，您也許知道或者還不知道，在不久以前，我已經被選為霍斯特島的最高長官，在我看來，博瓦勒又說，我的首要任務，在目前情況下，將某些成員中的一些人擁有的優勢，用來服務於集體。 博瓦勒停頓了一下，等待贊同者的答覆，勒柯吉一聲不吭的表示反對，他接著說：關於您，勒柯吉，您有一枝槍和一艘船，這槍是移民這裡的唯一的火力武器，這艘船是唯一的可出海航行的一艘船 那麼，您很想把這些歸你所有！勒柯吉回答說。 我抗議用這樣的語言，博瓦勒作了一個大眾常常作的一種手勢，叫道，我是以集體主義綱領獲選的，我僅僅是把它付諸實施，我的步驟並不有助於掠奪類似的任何事情，這不是一種據為己有的行為，而是使生產工具社會化嗎？ 來拿走好了！勒柯吉鎮靜自若地說。 博瓦勒往後一退，左勒發生出一種凶相畢露的嗥叫聲。 我應該理解為您拒絕服從移民的合法政權的決定，他說道。 勒柯吉實在有些怒火中燒，他拿起槍，站起來，然後將槍往地上一插，夠了，別演戲了，我說過，您拿走好了！ 被主人的態度挑動起來的狗左勒，齜牙咧嘴，也表示憤怒和敵視。博瓦勒驚恐不安，他對這位寬闊胸肩、壯實有力的對手，心想還是不能固執己見，他小心謹慎地撤離，嘴裡咕咕噥噥、含糊不清地說著些亂七八糟的話語，大意是要將這種情況提交議會討論，來採取什麼措施。 根本沒有聽他的嘮叨，勒柯吉轉過身，背對著他，目光又一次茫然的看著大海，這事故包含一次教訓，然而這教訓，阿里．洛德士已向他闡明過。 您對博瓦勒的方法，有何見解？Rhodes asked. 您希望我有什麼看法和想法？勒柯吉反問，這個傀儡的言行舉止，他的所作所為，我能把他怎麼樣呢？ 傀儡，當然囉！Ali.洛德士反駁說，不過，同時他還是最高長官！ So!自己任命的，因為營地只有六十個移民，當沒有人去爭這位置，一票就足夠了，勒柯吉聳聳肩。 我先請您原諒我將要對您說的話，阿里．洛德士說，不過，實際上，你不感到有點遺憾，甚至有點悔恨？ I? 您，所有移民中唯一的一個，對這個地區有經驗，您在這裡生活了多年，您了解這裡的資源，也了解這個地區安全和危險的地方，您擁有聰明才智，精明強幹，樂於助人，在這一地區您樹立了很高的威望，讓這些無知可憐的人們對您崇拜和歸心，但是您卻又讓他們分散在這個島上，互相之間毫無連繫，使他們孤立無援，不管您是願意還是不願意，對他們的災難和面臨的痛苦，您要負不可推卸的責任。 Responsible?勒柯吉抗議，我沒有什麼責可負，有什麼責任要我負呢？ 強者對弱者的援助。 我沒有做嗎？我沒有救過約納丹號？從來沒有人曾拒絕過我助他一臂之力，或拒絕我為之出謀劃策嗎？ 還應該做得更多！Ali.洛德士竭力地肯定，那勝過別人的人，要有責任心，應該去指導事物，而不是聽之任之，讓他們停滯不前或忍受痛苦，應放棄自我去保護這些無能為力的人，給他們指引航向 從他們身上偷去自由？勒柯吉苦澀地來打斷他的說話。 why not?Ali.洛德士反駁說，如果對這些善良的人肯定有好處的話，那麼就應該讓這些服從這種約束；服從命令他們的法律；服從強迫他們的力量。 no way!勒柯吉堅決的回答，停了一會兒，他用一種更平靜的語調說。 應該綜合一下，只此一次，我的朋友，我對一切政府，不管是什麼形式的，我都認為是死敵，我用畢生的精力在考慮這個問題，我想不應該有這種情況，即人們有權侵犯他同類的自由的權力。任何法律，其觀點都是以損害個人利益維護所謂的集體利益為依據而頒發的，是一種欺世盜名之舉，但願每個人在完全自由的範圍下享受著因自由而帶來的完全的快樂。我確信，這就是我生命信仰的基石，它是如此的巨大堅實，我無力在舊大陸那腐爛的舊社會去戰勝它，我比許多人都付出的更多，他們許多人也不能去戰勝它，於是我來到這裡，到麥哲倫，為了在自由的土地上，自由自在地生存到死亡，從那時起，我的信仰一直沒有變化，我知道自由也有它的不足之處，並非十全十美，但它在生活實踐中，會自我調整，減少缺陷，不管怎樣，它比那些想消滅它的法律缺陷要小得多。這裡，近幾個月發生的事，使我感到傷心，但也不能改變我的思想，我，過去是、現在是、將來是被收在侮辱性的名字裡無政府主義者，屬於這類人，和他們一樣，我的格言：是無上帝、無主人。但願我們的詢問、討論到此為止，再也不談論這個主題。 儘管這樣，即使經歷曾讓他信仰動搖過，勒柯吉不願商量，更不要說去放棄它，它就像有些人一樣，明明知道不完全可能，但還是沉醉於理想之中，緊緊抓住一根草，也不放棄自己的信仰。 Ali.洛德士專心致志地聽他對自己信仰的闡述，勒柯吉用那種不允許反駁的、堅定不移的語調，作了有力的回答。他傷心地吸了口氣。