The Greeks would have made a noble myth of such an one; how he distributed starlight, and, as soon as the need was over, re-collected it; and the little bull’s-eye, which was his instrument, and held enough fire to kindle a whole parish, would have been fitly commemorated in the legend.

希腊人一定会为这样的人编出高贵的神话：他如何分送星光，又在不再需要时将它收回；他手中那盏小小的聚光提灯，蕴藏着足以点亮整个教区的火，也会恰如其分地被写进传说。