In Dick’s soul, with a new force flashes the feeling that arose in childhood. He learns that now Macy is an artist, lives in London and rents an apartment with his impressionist girlfriend. One day, while walking along the promenade, Dick accidentally meets Maisie, whom he had not seen for more than ten years. He begins to skid, believes that for the sake of money he can paint what the public likes, to hack, and this will not damage his reputation. From now on, he is obsessed with the desire to earn as much money as possible in order to compensate for the deprivations that fell to his lot due to their lack. Dick independently arranges an exhibition of his works, which is very successful, so that he even manages to sell all his drawings. still has to give in to the pressure of a young artist.
Disagreeing with the requirements of Dick, Mr. Soon, the head of the Central Southern Syndicate comes to him, an overweight elderly man with a sore heart, whom Dick forces to return to him all his drawings made in Sudan. By the time he is nearing the end of his money, he receives a telegram from England from Torpengow, in which a friend calls him to London with the news that the syndicate wants to renew his contract, because his drawings really appeal to the public.Īrriving in England, Dick at the suggestion of Thorpengow settles with his friend. Thorpengou leaves for London, and Dick loiters around Cyprus, Alexandria, Izmailia, Port Said and continues to paint.
Sudanese company ends, Dick's head heals.
He loses his sight for a while and in the night delirium he calls Maisie all the time. During one of the battles, Dick, covering Thorpengow, who became his close friend, is wounded in the head. In Sudan, he met with a representative of the Central Southern Syndicate, a war correspondent for Torpengow, and, thanks to his mediation, gets a job as a draftsman in the syndicate. By this time, he had already become a talented battle painter. Dick travels the colonial fronts of Britain and sketches battle scenes. Before her departure, Dick declares her love. For several years they live in the same house, but then Maisie's guardians send her to study in France. After six years at her place, Dick meets Maisey, a long-haired gray-eyed girl, the new pupil of the widow. British literature summaries - Short summary - The Light That Failed Sir Joseph Rudyard Kiplingĭick Heldar, an orphan boy, lives with his guardian, the evil widow of Mrs.
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