CHAPTER22
Whointherainbowcandrawthelinewheretheviolettintendsandtheorangetintbegins？Distinctlyweseethedifferenceofthecolors，butwhereexactlydoestheonefirstblendinglyenterintotheother？Sowithsanityandinsanity。Inpronouncedcasesthereisnoquestionaboutthem。Butinsomesupposedcases，invariousdegreessupposedlylesspronounced，todrawtheexactlineofdemarkationfewwillundertaketho\'forafeesomeprofessionalexpertswill。
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WhetherCaptainVere，astheSurgeonprofessionallyandprivatelysurmised，wasreallythesuddenvictimofanydegreeofaberration，onemustdetermineforhimselfbysuchlightasthisnarrativemayafford。
Thattheunhappyeventwhichhasbeennarratedcouldnothavehappenedataworsejuncturewasbuttootrue。Foritwascloseontheheelofthesuppressedinsurrections，anaftertimeverycriticaltonavalauthority，demandingfromeveryEnglishsea-commandertwoqualitiesnotreadilyinterfusable-prudenceandrigour。Moreovertherewassomethingcrucialinthecase。