Individual Reading 6

Chapter 51-58

     Mrs. Johnson, the proprietress of the hotel where the narrator had been staying, told another story of Strickland’s life. She found him his wife. He often visited Papeete and a girl Ata, who lived there, liked him.    One day Mrs. Johnson proposed him to marry Ata and he agreed. They moved to Ata’s house. It was the happiest time in Strickland’s life.

     One day a doctor visited Strickland’s house, he was ill. He suffered from leprosy. Strickland died. But during his last days, he painted the wall of the house. It was a masterpiece. By the will of the husband, Ata burnt the house to ashes.