WithStrickland the sexual appetite took a very small place. It was unimportant. Itwas irksome. His soul aimed elsewhither. He had violent passions, and onoccasion desire seized his body so that he was driven to an orgy of lust, buthe hated the instincts that robbed him of his self-possession. I think, even,he hated the inevitable partner in his debauchery. When he had regained commandover himself, he shuddered at the sight of the woman he had enjoyed. Histhoughts floated then serenely in the empyrean, and he felt towards her thehorror that perhaps the painted butterfly, hovering about the flowers, feels tothe filthy chrysalis from which it has triumphantly emerged. I suppose that artis a manifestation of the sexual instinct. It is the same emotion which isexcited in the human heart by the sight of a lovely woman, the Bay of Naplesunder the yellow moon, and the Entombment of Titian. It is possible thatStrickland hated the normal release of sex because it seemed to him brutal bycomparison with the satisfaction of artistic creation. It seems strange even tomyself, when I have described a man who was cruel, selfish, brutal and sensual,to say that he was a great idealist. The fact remains.
Helived more poorly than an artisan. He worked harder. He cared nothing for thosethings which with most people make life gracious and beautiful. He wasindifferent to money. He cared nothing about fame. You cannot praise him becausehe resisted the temptation to make any of those compromises with the worldwhich most of us yield to. He had no such temptation. It never entered his headthat compromise was possible. He lived in Paris more lonely than an anchoritein the deserts of Thebes. He asked nothing his fellows except that they shouldleave him alone. He was single-hearted in his aim, and to pursue it he waswilling to sacrifice not only himself -- many can do that -- but others. He hada vision.
Stricklandwas an odious man, but I still think be was a great one.
请教老师：
上面feelsto the filthy chrysalis from which it has triumphantly emerged中，feels的宾语是否省略的 thehorror ？
另外，不定式tosay that he was a great idealist如何剖析语法用途呢？
Heasked nothing his fellows except that they should leave him alone. 这句中的should到底是什么使用方法和含义？没了解。
1 he felttowards her the horror that perhaps the painted butterfly, hovering about theflowers, feels to the filthy chrysalis from which it has triumphantly emerged.
that引导定语从句修饰the horror, that在定语从句中作feels的宾语。所以没有你说的省略宾语，that就是宾语。
2 It seems strange even to myself, when I havedescribed a man who was cruel, selfish, brutal and sensual, to say that he wasa great idealist.
It为形式主语，不定式为真的主语。句子一长，你就没全局观了。
3 He asked nothing his fellows except that theyshould leave him alone.
= He only asked that they should leave him alone.ask的宾语从句在正式语体中用虚拟语气（should) do 形式。
