There was another young man on Earraid in these days, and we were much together, bathing, clambering on the boulders, trying to sail a boat and spinning round instead in the oily whirlpools of the roost. But the most part of the time we spoke of the great uncharted desert of our futures, wondering together what
should there befall us, hearing with surprise the sound of or own voices in the empty vestibule of youth. As far, and as hard, as it seemed then to look forward
to the grave, so far it seems now to look backward upon these emotions; so hard to recall justly that loath submission, as of the sacrificial bull, with which we
stooped our necks under the yoke of destiny. I met my old companion but the other day, I cannot tell of course what he was thinking; but, upon my part, I was
wondering to see us both so much at home, and so composed and sedentary in the world; and how much we had gained, and how much we had lost,
to attain to that composure; and which had been upon the whole our best estate: when we sat there prating sensibly like men of some experience, or when we
shared our timorous and hopeful counsels in a western islet.
What can you learn about Stevenson from the line in bold?
O Stevenson felt surprised at his life when he thought back to his childhood dreams.
Stevenson realized he did not like his friend even back then in those younger days.
O Stevenson found that he was jealous of his friend who had been more successful.
Stevenson decided that he was going to try to start a new career to change his life.