And this back-self has its history of phases, its crises andhappy accidents and irrevocable conclusions, more or less distinct fromthe adventures and achievements of the ostensible self. It meets personsand phrases, it assimilates the spirit of a book, it is startled intonew realisations by some accident that seems altogether irrelevant tothe general tenor of one's life.
I found myself in a cold sweat. I had tothink rapidly what to do. I determined to build a fire and encampwhere we were. I put... read more
