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human thing that Mr。 Howells is too often tempted to neglect: I 

mean himself?  A poet; a finished artist; a man in love with the 

appearances of life; a cunning reader of the mind; he has other 

passions and aspirations than those he loves to draw。  And why 

should he suppress himself and do such reverence to the Lemuel 

Barkers?  The obvious is not of necessity the normal; fashion rules 

and deforms; the majority fall tamely into the contemporary shape; 

and thus attain; in the eyes of the true observer; only a higher 

power of insignificance; and the danger is lest; in seeking to draw 

the normal; a man should draw the null; and write the novel of 

society instead of the romance of man。







Footnotes:





(1) 1881。



(2) Written for the 〃Book〃 of the Edinburgh University Union Fancy 

Fair。



(3) Professor Tait's laboratory assistant。



(4) In Dr。 Murray's admirable new dictionary; I have remarked a 

flaw SUB VOCE Beacon。  In its express; technical sense; a beacon 

may be defined as 〃a founded; artificial sea…mark; not lighted。〃



(5) The late Fleeming Jenkin。



(6) This sequel was called forth by an excellent article in THE 

SPECTATOR。



(7) Waiter; Watty; Woggy; Woggs; Wogg; and lastly Bogue; under 

which last name he fell in battle some twelve months ago。  Glory 

was his aim and he attained it; for his icon; by the hand of 

Caldecott; now lies among the treasures of the nation。



(8) Since traced by many obliging correspondents to the gallery of 

Charles Kingsley。



(9) Since the above was written I have tried to launch the boat 

with my own hands in KIDNAPPED。  Some day; perhaps; I may try a 

rattle at the shutters。



(10) 1882。



(11) This paper; which does not otherwise fit the present volume; 

is reprinted here as the proper continuation of the last。



(12) 1884



(13) Now no longer so; thank Heaven!









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