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He was simply now one of them himself  he was in the dust, without a peg for the sense of difference; and there were hours when, before the temples of gods and the sepulchres of kings, his spirit turned for nobleness of association to the barely discriminated slab in the London suburb. HE WAS SIMPLY NOW ONE OF THEM HIMSELF HE WAS IN THE DUST WITHOUT A PEG FOR THE SENSE OF DIFFERENCE AND THERE WERE HOURS WHEN BEFORE THE TEMPLES OF GODS AND THE SEPULCHRES OF KINGS HIS SPIRIT TURNED FOR NOBLENESS OF ASSOCIATION TO THE BARELY DISCRIMINATED SLAB IN THE LONDON SUBURB
g his breath, while he waited, as if some sense would in pity of him rise from the stones. He kneeled on the stones, however, in vain; they kept what they concealed; and if the face of the tomb did become a face for him it was because her two names became a pair of eyes that didn't know him. He gave them a last long look, but no palest light broke. CHAPTER VI He stayed away, after this, for a year; he visited the depths of Asia, spending himself on scenes of romantic interest, of superlative sanctity; but what was present to him everywhere was that for a man who had known what _he_ had known the world was vulgar and vain. The state of mind in which he had lived for so many years shone out to him, in reflexion, as a light that coloured and refined, a light beside which the glow of the East was garish cheap and thin. The terrible truth was that he had lost--with everything else--a distinction as well; the things he saw couldn't help being common when he had become common to look at them.  CHAPTER SIX OF THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE BY HENRY JAMES THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER SIX OF THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE HE STAYED AWAY AFTER THIS FOR A YEAR HE VISITED THE DEPTHS OF ASIA SPENDING HIMSELF ON SCENES OF ROMANTIC INTEREST OF SUPERLATIVE SANCTITY BUT WHAT WAS PRESENT TO HIM EVERYWHERE WAS THAT FOR A MAN WHO HAD KNOWN WHAT HE HAD KNOWN THE WORLD WAS VULGAR AND VAIN THE STATE OF MIND IN WHICH HE HAD LIVED FOR SO MANY YEARS SHONE OUT TO HIM IN REFLECTION AS A LIGHT THAT COLORED AND REFINED A LIGHT BESIDE WHICH THE GLOW OF THE EAST WAS GARISH CHEAP AND THIN THE TERRIBLE TRUTH WAS THAT HE HAD LOST WITH EVERYTHING ELSE A DISTINCTION AS WELL THE THINGS HE SAW COULDN'T HELP BEING COMMON WHEN HE HAD BECOME COMMON TO LOOK AT THEM
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