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word, merely mechanically turning my head as he
pointed out to me a few remarkable places which we
passed. And he understood perfectly that I was tired
and ill, and let me be silent. I was oppressed
with the feeling that I should fall to pieces
during the first four and twenty hours that I was
in Emerson’s house; but after that,--I became quite
well again. During the four days that I remained
in Emerson’s house, I had a real enjoyment in the
study of this strong, noble, eagle-like nature. Any
close rapprochement was imperfect, because our
characters and views are fundamentally dissimilar,
and the secret antagonism which exists in me toward
him despite my admiration, would at times awake, and
this easily called forth his icy alp nature, repellent
and chilling. But this is not the original nature
of the man; he does not rightly thrive in it, and he
gladly throws it off, if he can, and is much happier,
as one can see, in a mild and sunny atmosphere, where
the natural beauty of his being may breathe freely and
expand into blossom, touched by that of others as by
a living breeze. I enjoyed the contemplation of him,
in his demeanor, his expression, his mode of talking,
and his every-day life, as I enjoy contemplating the
calm flow of a river bearing along, between flowery
shores, large and small vessels, and as I love to
see the eagle
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