Part 3 Chapter 14

    "He must have reached it," said Lily Briscoe aloud, feeling suddenlycompletely tired out. For the Lighthouse had become almost invisible,had melted away into a blue haze¹, and the effort of looking at it and theeffort of thinking of him landing there, which both seemed to be one andthe same effort, had stretched her body and mind to the utmost. Ah, butshe was relieved. Whatever she had wanted to give him, when he left herthat morning, she had given him at last.

　　"He has landed," she said aloud. "It is finished." Then, surging up,puffing slightly, old Mr Carmichael stood beside her, looking like an oldpagan god, shaggy, with weeds in his hair and the trident (it was only aFrench novel) in his hand. He stood by her on the edge of the lawn,swaying a little in his bulk and said, shading his eyes with his hand:

　　"They will have landed," and she felt that she had been right. They hadnot needed to speak. They had been thinking the same things and he hadanswered her without her asking him anything. He stood there as if hewere spreading his hands over all the weakness and suffering of mankind;she thought he was surveying, tolerantly and compassionately,their final destiny. Now he has crowned the occasion, she thought, whenhis hand slowly fell, as if she had seen him let fall from his great height awreath of violets and asphodels which, fluttering slowly, lay at lengthupon the earth.

　　Quickly, as if she were recalled by something over there, she turned toher canvas. There it was—her picture. Yes, with all its greens and blues,its lines running up and across, its attempt at something. It would behung in the attics², she thought; it would be destroyed. But what did thatmatter? she asked herself, taking up her brush again. She looked at thesteps; they were empty; she looked at her canvas; it was blurred³. With asudden intensity⁴, as if she saw it clear for a second, she drew a line there,in the centre. It was done; it was finished. Yes, she thought, laying downher brush in extreme fatigue⁵, I have had my vision.

The End

1 haze   

n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊

参考例句：

• I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。
• He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。

2 attics   

n. 阁楼

参考例句：

• They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics. 他们把暂时不需要的东西放在抽屉里、壁橱中和搁楼上。
• He rummaged busily in the attics of European literature, bringing to light much of interest. 他在欧洲文学的阁楼里忙着翻箱倒笼，找到了不少有趣的东西。

3 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

5 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。