BOOKII
TherewereremarkablethingsaboutthestrangercalledtheMan——Mystery-
thingssoveryextraordinarythattheymonopolizedattentionandmadeallofhimseemextraordinary；butthiswasnotso，themostofhisqualitiesbeingofthecommon，every-daysizeandlikeanybodyelse\'s。Itwascurious。Hewasoftheordinarystature，andhadtheordinaryaspects；
yetinhimwerehiddensuchstrangecontradictionsanddisproportions！
Hewasmajesticallyfearlessandheroic；hehadthestrengthofthirtymenandthedaringofthirtythousand；handlingarmies，organizingstates，administeringgovernments——thesewerepastimestohim；hepubliclyandostentatiouslyacceptedthehumanraceatitsownvaluation——