,,t5 ,,c5t ,,pocket ,,s]ies ,,no4 #cbf ,edit$ by ,e4 ,haldeman-,julius ,h9ts on ,writ+ ,%ort ,/ories ,*>les ,j4 ,f+] ,,haldeman-,,julius ,,company ,,gir>d1 ,,kansas ,,introduction ,9 ?is ,i h n compil$ a guide to rhetoric 9 ! conv5tional /yle ( ! ,correspond5ce ,s*ools4 ,my aim has be5 to convey to y a numb] ( ideas4 ,:5 y h read ! book1 !re %\ld rema91 =ev] fix$ 9 y\r m9d1 ?is3 ,tru? is ! f9al te/ ( m]it 9 lit]ature4 ,copyright1 #aibb1 ,haldeman-,julius ,company ,i4 ,,on ,,correspond5ce ,,s*ools4 ,?is1 let me say1 is my ?ird attempt to write ?is booklet4 ,two drafts w5t into ! wa/e basket4 ,! tru? is t ,i f\nd !m too /iff & =mal1 & 9 ! do+ ( t :i* ,i wi% to d1 =mality mu/ be s$ul\sly avoid$1 =1 o!rwise1 we run on a rock & get n[h]e4 ,x seems to me t ! be/ plan 9 tell+ y :at ,i h to say w be "o 9 :i* curtness & directness is obs]v$1 = v direct & brief ,i h always f\nd ^? to h be5 :o 7 in/ructors & n tea*]s4 ,n 9 long & labor$ disc\rses h ,i f\nd valuable lessons1 b r 9 v sudd5 8,don'ts0 & 8,d's10 9 w>n+s & 9 *eck+s4 ,inde$1 some?+ ( t w\ld seem to be ! natural way1 especially if y consid] h[ wond]fully *ildr5 le>n f *ildr54 ,y\ng/]s nev] lecture "o ano!r1 yet !y tea* _! fell[s all mann] ( elaborate games ) a few simple directions4 ,on ! o!r h&1 n only tea*]s1 b also p>5ts1 too (t5 fl\nd] 9 a mi/ ( explanation & s fail to make any?+ cle>4 ,i "k t 9 my own life almo/ ev]y?+ t ,i h le>n$ ,i seem to h acquir$ sudd5ly4 ,9 ! mid/ ( mu* /ruggle1 a w>n+ ^w1 a caution %ot f someone :o knew did :at tons & volumes ( !oretical in/ruction _h fail$ to d4 ,!re 0 swimm+ = in/ance4 ,z a lad ,i _h read books on ! art1 dilig5tly go+ ?r\gh arm & leg motions at night :ile balanc$ on a /ool4 ,i _h memoriz$ in/ructions & _h fill$ my memory ) facts z to swimm+ conte/s among ! anci5t ,egyptians4 ,!n1 "o day1 fl\nd]+ 9 a pool ) a secret vision ( a sl[ & pa9ful dea? burd5+ me1 an old] lad %\t$1 8,pu% at ! wat] ) y\r feet--pu% h>d10 & lo6 ! trick 0 le>n$4 ,x 0 mu* ! same :5 ,i le>n$ to ride a bicycle4 ,i _h made sudd5 swoops & turns1 _h borne d[n on rocks1 & holes1 & ruts1 ) /range accuracy4 ,i _h hit all t ,i tri$ to avoid4 ,!n my bro!r yell$ at me1 8,don't be> s heavy on ! h&le b>s10 & a great light dawn$1 = ,i saw t my misdirect$ en]gy _h be5 my drawback4 ,!n1 too1 :5 le>n+ to %e> %eep 9 ,s\? ,am]ica4 ,! %eep1 ! %e>s1 ! fleece1 & ,i seem$ to be dang]\sly mix$1 &1 :ile o!r m5 ab\t me did _! hundr$ & sev5ty ewes a day ) ease1 ,i sweat$ & groan$ ov] tw5ty-five4 ,b a wise old ,iri% %eph]d :o 0 wat*+ me gave me a h9t4 ,z he walk$ away1 he gr[l$1 8,keep ! %e>s flat on ! hide & take big bites40 ,& aga9 ! curta9 0 lift$1 s t t day ,i talli$ my hundr$ & t54 ,= ^! & o!r reasons ,i h always be5 suspici\s ( elaborate books ( in/ructions1 & also ( pr(essors1 ( correspond5ce s*ools1 & ( in/itutes purport+ to tea* ?is1 t & ! o!r3 h[ to raise y\r sal>y3 h[ to be prosp]\s3 h[ to be a society success3 h[ to acquire a ma/]y ( ! ,engli% language :ile %av+3 h[ to develop ! qualities ( lead]%ip & rule o!rs3 h[ to write %ort /ories & become a successful au?or4 ,&1 inde$1 talk+ ) o!r m51 ,i f9d t ea* holds t 8 own bus9ess1 pr(ession1 or call+1 mo/ c]ta9ly _c be taught by mail1 nor acquir$ 9 su* mann] t ! read] ( a doz5 or m mimeograph$ lett]s may hope to make a liv+ by x4 ,on ?is e man is emphatic4 ,nor scann+ adv]tisem5ts1 li/s ( m5 want$1 d ,i see ?is3 8graduates ( correspond5ce s*ools pref]r$40 ,c]ta9ly1 :5 ,i 0 an employ] 9 ! railroad bus9ess1 ,i nev] employ$ a locomotive eng9e] on ! /r5g? ( a diploma dat$ f ,scranton1 ,pa4 ,nor h ,i met a bank]1 /one mason1 pr(essional hobo1 conc]t piani/ or a f>m-h& :o1 good at 8 life's "w1 _h clipp$ & mail$ a c\pon1 receiv$ a hundr$ page book1 &1 f su* humble beg9n+s a*iev$ ma/]y ( 8 *os5 task4 ,fur!r1 be+ once idle & mis*iev\s ,i made a li/ ( names ( sev]al :o (f] to tea* ! ,demo/h5ian art4 ,^!1 9 ! c\rse ( "t1 ,i visit$ at 8,dep>tm5t #abcd10 or at ! ,cic]o ,in/itute 9 ,*icago1 or :]ev] ! (fice 0 locat$1 b al?\gh ,i h rea*$ ! inn] circles 9 giant corporations1 9 gov]nm5t h\ses1 9 bank+ in/itutions1 ,i fail$ to pass ! gu>dian /5ograph] & s rea* ! orator himself4 ,nei!r1 on fur!r inve/igation1 c\ld ,i f9d t ,*auncey ,depew1 ,+]soll1 ,billy ,sunday1 ,h5ry ,w>d ,bee*]1 ,h]b]t ,s4 ,bigel[ or ,william ,j5n+s ,bryan ev] took lessons 9 a correspond5ce s*ool4 ,/ill pursu+ my que/1 ,i also made a li/ ( names ( ^? tea*+ ! art ( %ort /ory writ+1 :e!r !y 7 hidd5 9 ! arcana ( correspond5ce s*ools1 taught 9 ! m>ble halls ( colleges or univ]sities1 or 9 ! %acks ( ! ,y4 ,m4 ,c4 ,a41 to f9d t ^? names did n appe> z au?ors 9 ! table ( cont5ts ( well-kn[n magaz9es1 nor any:]e else :]e "o might reasonably suppose t !y w\ld be eag] to see _! own names z practition]s ( ! art !y pr(ess$ to tea*4 ,nor did x transpire t executives & ^? :o h control ( m51 capta9s ( indu/ry or ^? :o weld o!rs to _! own desires1 college pr(essors or bi%ops1 _h1 be=e ga9+ _! pres5t em95ce1 ris5 up "o d>k morn 9 a dull ,decemb] to make a te/ ( _! effici5cy by answ]+ = !mselves a li/ ( =ty que/ions z prop\nd$ 9 ! adv]tis+ section ( "s magaz9e1 &1 realiz+ _! lack ( ,p]sonality1 _h /raightway enroll$ !mselves = a 8correspond5ce c\rse10 9 ! c\rse ( "t to receive a diploma & become a ,g>y1 a ,s*wab1 a ,wanamak]1 a ,woodr[ ,wilson1 a ,h>riman or a ,lloyd ,george4 ,no4 ,no4 ,?+s d n come t way4 ,f all ( :i*1 y c see t ,i d n believe t mu* good c be done 9 ! way ( tea*+ by mail1 nor ev5 by book4 ,nor c y1 ,i hold1 by read+ an analysis ( a %ort /ory or a novel1 write "o4 ,y c no m d t ?an y c1 aft] dissect+ a human corpse1 con/ruct a man4 ,true1 y may1 ) "s advantage read ! ?+s o!r m5 h done1 b x does n !re=e foll[ t y y\rself c d !m1 ev5 ?\gh y h ! desire & ! w4 ,= in/ance1 ,i am a v poor me*anic4 ,to h&le ma*9]y is a ?+ di/a/eful to me4 ,i might read tw5ty-f\r books on ! me?od ( adju/+ a tim] on an automobile1 b1 :5 my own tim] gets out ( ord] ,i am dumbf\nd$1 nor w all my !oretical k /& me 9 /ead4 ,my son1 on ! o!r h&1 :o has nev] read a book on ! me*anism ( an automobile1 actually rejoices :5 ! c> /alls4 ,! light ( joy is 9 8 eye & he leaps f ! seat & goes to "w ) en?usiasm1 pooh-pooh+ su* ?+s z ,i tell him f my corn] 9 ! c> z ! result ( my read+4 ,he is contemptu\s ( au?ority & is all = indep5d5t v]ification4 ,:y !n1 9 ! face ( all ?is1 d ,i write ?is booklet8 ,=1 admitt$ly1 ,i _c tea* y to write a %ort /ory al?\gh ,i h writt5 doz5s ( !m4 ,"h is ! answ]4 ,if y h bo? ! ability & ! desire to write1 ,i c tell y ( "s pitfalls to be avoid$ & c give y a h9t or two4 ,i c also give y ! result ( my own exp]i5ce1 & t is ab\t all4 ,x may result 9 some?+1 & aga9 x may n4 ,c]ta9ly dur+ ! pa/ ye>1 ,i h _h ! pleasure ( see+ ?ree "y writ]s get _! "w 9 pr9t z a result ( "s su* advice z ,i propose to write "h4 ,b ,i %all n1 ,i promise y1 pad ! book1 nor copy out /ories writt5 by ma/]s 9 ! art1 9 ! approv$ way ( ! correspond5ce s*ools & ! 8in/itutes40 ,t w\ld sadly wa/e bo? y\r "t & m9e4 ,s1 to "w4 ,,ii4 ,,! ,,key ,,note4 ,9 ! fir/ place !re mu/ be ,s9c]ity4 ,)\t t no?+ c be done4 ,s9c]e "w w be good "w1 & s9c]e "w w be orig9al "w4 ,) s9c]ity1 y w h hone/y & simplicity1 bo? ( :i* are c>d9al virtues 9 ! lit]>y man4 ,also1 ) s9c]ity !re w be c\rage4 ,y "k1 z well z ,i "k1 t :5 y meet an ins9c]e man1 y detect him at once4 ,7 y ev] deceiv$1 = in/ance1 by ! r\nd$ p]iods ( "s political rhetorician8 ,p]haps = a mom5t y may h be5 c>ri$ away 9 spite ( y\r bett] s5se1 b1 c]ta9ly1 ! effect 0 n la/+4 ,exam9+ y\rself1 y w c]ta9ly rememb] t be=e y c\ld p]suade o!rs1 y _h to be ?or\ghly conv9c$ ( ! ess5tial "r ( ! ?+ itself4 ,9 ! same fa%ion !n1 y mu/ be p]suad$ ( ! tru? ( t :i* y wi% to be accept$ :5 writ+4 ,i d n speak ( controv]sial matt]s4 ,i write ( fiction4 ,y mu/ h s ?or\ghly id5tifi$ y\rself ) y\r *>act]s t !y are z liv+ creatures to y4 ,!n only %all !y be liv+ *>act]s to y\r read]s4 ,if y h read ! ,pickwick ,pap]s & h le>n$ to "k & love ,samuel ,pickwick1 y w "k exactly :at ,i mean4 ,9 t "*1 ! "y ,*>les ,dick5s lo/ himself4 ,9 creat+ ,mr4 ,pickwick he 0 entirely s9c]e4 ,he wat*$ ! "* gr[ f a some:at simple-m9d$ old g5tleman to a lovable1 jolly fell[ to meet :om y w\ld walk half r\nd ! _w4 ,pickwick 0 real to ,dick5s1 !re=e he is real to u4 ,obs]ve ?is too2 he _h 8 faults4 ,mr4 ,pickwick w\ld n h be5 consid]$ a good or a moral "* to _m ( ! 8unco guid0 ( today4 ,he (t5 drank too mu*4 ,_h !re be5 nation wide prohibition 9 ,engl& 9 8 day1 he w\ld c]ta9ly h drunk home brew ) ,b5 ,all5 & ,bob ,sawy]1 exactly z he w5t to prison = consci5ce sake4 ,he & 8 companions enjoy$ ! pleasures ( ! table too well = latt]-day ta/es4 ,he 0 ob/9ate on occasion1 j z ,i am ob/9ate4 ,_h ,dick5s be5 ins9c]e1 he might h be5 tempt$ to sponge out ! bad spots 9 8 "*4 ,b !n he w\ld h giv5 u some?+ t 0 n a man4 ,! tru? is t we want some?+ ( ! s5su\s & ! gross 9 ^? ab\t u4 ,none ( u want to live ) angels & sa9ts4 ,s we reject in/9ctively z impossible & unpleasant1 ^? p]fect1 e!realiz$ creations "s times f\nd 9 /ories--^? creatures all comp\nd$ ( nobility1 c\rage1 beauty1 g5]osity & wisdom :i* ins9c]e writ]s try to foi/ ^u u4 ,!y d n r+ true4 ,we detect _! holl[ness j z we detect ! holl[ness ( ! flamboyant boa/+s ( ! political orator4 ,inde$1 to a read+ man1 ! creations ( ! imag9ation ( s9c]e writ]s are mu* m real ?an ! fam\s *>act]s ( hi/ory4 ,at lea/ !y are s to me4 ,i read ( a ,wa%+ton ) all 8 ugly spots c>efully pa9t$ out2 ( a ,napoleon c>efully deifi$2 ( a ,g>field c>efully halo$2 & ,i m5tally reject !m z impossible4 ,on ! o!r h& ,i become acqua9t$ ) a ,capta9 ,co/igan1 a ,becky ,%>p1 a ,jack ,fal/aff1 an ,uncle ,toby1 a ,tom ,jones1 a ,m>t9 ,wade1 a ,pet] ,:iffle1 an ,ann ,v]onica & !y ent] into my life4 ,i "k !m utt]ly4 ,i meet _! tw9s 9 life4 ,?is woman has ! gre5 eyes ( ,becky4 ,t man has 8 aspirations1 leads a life t he kn[s to be a wrong way b /ill leads x1 exactly z did ,tom ,jones4 ,or ,i recall a fooli% fell[ ^: int]e/ 9 life l$ him into all sorts ( odd corn]s & am imm$iately rem9d$ ( ,pet] ,:iffle4 ,b ,i nev] meet a man :o rem9ds me ( ,napoleon or ( ,wa%+ton1 because !re are no su* m54 ,9 o!r words1 ! sane fiction writ] has be5 s9c]e--! hi/orian has be5 ins9c]e4 ,9 ! ef=t to give a m]e man a h]itage ( honorable fame1 ! hi/orian creat$ some?+ infam\s1 some?+ inhuman4 ,,iii4 ,,on ,,"* ,,mak+ ,,9 ,,fiction4 ,z my own p]sonal "* is by no means p]fect1 or ev5 complete ?\gh imp]fect1 x foll[s t ,i _c tea* y h[ to draw a "*4 ,c]ta9ly1 ,i h1 h[ev] sket*ily1 drawn a few *>act]s 9 diff]5t /ories1 b ,i f9d t !y 7 all m or less an aspect ( myself4 ,i h nev] yet committ$ a murd]1 b ,i h hat$ "s p s fi]cely t ,i h imag9$ ! kill+ ( !m4 ,s1 ! mood be+ on me1 ,i once wrote a /ory call$ 8,ebro0 9 :i* ! h]o 0 a murd]]4 ,b1 9 a way1 ,ebro 0 myself4 ,aga91 once 9 ! long ago1 :5 ,i 0 "y & beautiful1 ,i />t$ on a wild trip 9 a small sail boat f ! ,/raits ( ,magellan b\nd = ! ,falkl& ,isl&s4 ,we _h be5 9 se>* ( hidd5 treasure1 :i* we did n f9d1 &1 hav+ be5 9 =bidd5 places1 7 =c$ to flee4 ,n[ "s two hundr$ miles f %ore we ran into a /orm & !re 0 mu* to d4 ,dur+ t /orm ,i 0 t]ribly afraid4 ,l any o!r c[>d1 ,i di$ a hundr$ dea?s4 ,t exp]i5ce ,i rememb]$ & x came to light :5 ,i wi%$ to write ! /ory1 8,my ,fri5d ,julio10 :]e9 0 portray$ a man mu* t]rifi$ by w9d & wat]4 ,s1 9 my imag9ation1 "o way or ano!r1 ,i h brok5 ea* & e "o ( ! t5 comm&m5ts4 ,"s1 ( c\rse1 ,i h brok5 9 reality4 ,! h]oes1 or *>act]s ,i draw !n1 z ,i see x1 are m]ely pictures ( myself se5 f ?is angle or t1 ! same individual 9 8 v>i$ moods4 ,x is some:at l ! wat*+ ( a diamond & see+ diff]5t color$ rays z ! light f ?is facet or t is caught4 ,9 e man are _m vices z well z _m virtues4 ,ea* mu/ "k himself1 see himself nak$ & z he is1 )\t ideali/ic fig leaves4 ,/ill1 ?\gh ,i _c tell y :at to d1 ,i c *>t a few %oals s t y %all n run agr\nd too e>ly 9 y\r lit]>y voyage4 ,fir/ ( all !n1 z ,i h said1 !re is ! prime necessity ( ,s9c]ity4 ,second1 no man c possibly write any?+ at all wor? :ile except he see /raight4 ,by t ,i mean t mo/ m5 d actually see ?+s 9 a di/ort$ k9d ( a way4 ,i d n mean by ?is ! habit ( c>eless see+1 nor ev5 ( blurr$ see+4 ,:at ,i d mean is t habit ( n see+ at all = oneself1 b see+ ?r\gh ! eyes ( o!rs4 ,take1 = example1 ! p :o h liv$ 9 a small t[n = a great _m ye>s & h he>d political orators1 ,*autauquan lectur]s1 c&idates = ?is (fice & t talk ab\t ! 8h&some m5 & beautiful wom51 ! intellig5t *ildr5 & public-spirit$ citiz5s0 9 ! burg4 ,y w f9d t _m :o h li/5$ to t k9d ( ?+ ye> 9 & ye> out1 d actually come to believe t _! fell[ t[nsm5 & t[nswom5 are ?us & s4 ,!y become firmly conv9c$ t !irs is a favor$ spot 9 :i* beauty ab\nds4 ,( c\rse1 a glance at any well-fill$ kodak album w reveal ! fact t 9 place ( a wide-spread beauty1 !re is an incr$ible am\nt ( vulg> & q heal?y ugl9ess4 ,or1 aga91 if y ask a doz5 m5 to describe ! av]age ,am]ican y\?1 elev5 ( !m w conjure up a vision ( "s long-legg$1 squ>e-%\ld]$ fell[ unlike any?+ on e>?1 or ( "s squ>e-*9n$1 bright salmon-color$ lad4 ,_! notions1 y w f9d1 are d]iv$1 n f _! own obs]vation1 b f see+ adv]tisem5ts put out by :olesale clo?+ w>eh\ses & mak]s ( m5's coll>s4 ,or imag9+ ! ,am]ican girl1 !y w see n :at y may see1 girls flabby1 sk9ny1 awkw>d1 sloppy1 tall1 %ort1 lopsid$1 sometimes pimpl$1 &1 v r>ely1 "o n[ & !n really beautiful1 b in/ead1 "s baby-fac$ creature ) idiotic simp] 9 ! /yle ( a magaz9e cov]4 ,or aga9 !y w be l$ into unque/ion+ belief :5 ! politician a=em5tion$ :o1 r++ ! *anges ^u all ! famili> phrases ( political oratory1 & intoxicat$ ) 8 own flamboyant boa/+s1 p]haps :oop+ ?+s up = w>1 decl>es t milit>y tra9+ has made a g5]ation ( squ>e-%\ld]$1 deep-*e/$ lads4 ,p li/5+ to him1 :o make ! sign ( ! cross e "t ,! ,/> ,spangl$ ,bann] is play$1 w be q oblivi\s to ! fact t a mom5t's glance into any /reet w reveal ! tru? t1 9 spite ( ?ree ye>s 9 ! tr5*es1 ! "y m5 ( today sl\* & /oop1 lean & %uffle1 & l\nge aga9/ corn]s & po/s j z mu* z ev] !y did be=e #aiad4 ,x w nev] occur to !m t ! squ>e-%\ld]$ effect ( ! khaki-clad lad 0 entirely due to ! odd cut ( ! coat4 ,s1 ,i add ?is !n4 ,,see ,,/raight4 ,"h is ano!r law1 or comm&m5t1 or guide1 or :atev] y *oose to call x4 ,i give x to y 9 sev5 words4 ,,set ,,d[n ,,! ,,?+ ,,z ,,x ,,is4 ,d t & y get some:]e4 ,fail to d x & y inevitably get n[h]e4 ,t rule1 ( c\rse1 loops back on ! "o prec$+ x1 = be=e ! ?+ c be set d[n z x is1 "o mu/ be sure t x is se5 z x is4 ,! tr\ble is t s mu* is ab\t u t t5ds to di/ort4 ,pictorial arti/s1 newspap] m51 mov+ picture produc]s are all 9 league to get a 8feature0 angle on ?+s1 s x comes ab\t t pres5tly we are 9 su* fix t we actually mi/ru/ ! evid5ce ( our own s5ses4 ,n s long ago ,i att5d$ a piano recital 9 :i* ! p]=m] play$ sev]al compositions :i* ,i "k s well t ,i c\ld tell y e note 9 e *ord4 ,b ! clumsy fell[ came a cropp]1 turn+ 8 m9or *ords "h & !re into majors1 dropp+ 8 octaves & mak+ a great muddle ( ?+s4 ,f =ce ( habit1 or conv5tion1 ! audi5ce applaud$ & ! play] b[$ ) happy smile1 :]eupon ! audi5ce *e]$ ! m lu/ily4 ,! next day ! local pap] came out ) an acc\nt ( ! affair prais+ ! play] 9 t]ms :i*1 if appli$ to a ,liszt1 w\ld /ill be extravagant4 ,aft] t1 y c\ld no m %ake ! audi5ce 9 its admiration ( ! play] z a highly skill$ fell[ ?an y c\ld p]suade x t ! moon _h turn$ to gre5 *eese4 ,ignorance won ! day4 ,he>+ ! applause1 ev5 ^? :o knew some?+ ( music mi/ru/$ _! s5ses4 ,let a ^w be dropp$ 9 criticism1 & ! newspap] report 0 produc$4 ,!re x 04 ,:at m 0 ne$$8 ,a wrong notion 0 born because ( conv5tion1 & fo/]$ because ( wilful or ignorant di/ortion1 ) ! result t hundr$s ( "y *ildr5 = ye>s to come w\ld le>n music f an incompet5t fell[4 ,nor1 probably1 w\ld ^? *ildr51 ) "o or two exceptions1 ev] le>n to play /raight4 ,aga9 g to a picture !at] 9 :i* is be+ %[n a reel or two ( ,curr5t ,ev5ts4 ,r\ghly speak+1 y w\ld imag9e1 judg+ f ! sc5es display$1 t all t 0 ugly1 hide\s1 vulg> _h disappe>$ f ! _w4 ,& naturally s1 because active selection has be5 at "w4 ,to get a 8good0 picture1 ! cam]a man & 8 assi/ants _h se5 to x t undesirable sights 7 avoid$ or hidd54 ,9 ! c\rse ( "t1 see+ hundr$s or ?\s&s ( su* pictures1 ! av]age man arrives at wrong notions z to ?+s ab\t him4 ,inde$1 x is only :5 ! same man goes f> f home to ano!r c\ntry1 or to a f> away city1 t 8 eye & m9d beg9 to function4 ,!n new ?+s /rike him4 ,he comp>es !m1 n ) ! ?+s z !y are 9 8 own home1 b ) ! ?+s he has se5 portray$1 :i* is a va/ly diff]5t matt]4 ,z a consequ5ce1 he f9ds ! new to comp>e v unfavorably ) ! old z he imag9es ! old to be4 ,!n he becomes v]bose & a nuisance to ^? ar\nd him1 tell+ ( ! glories ( ?+s 9 ,tucumc>i or :]ev] he may h hail$ f4 ,he =gets1 or nev] saw1 t 9 8 native habitat !re 0 ugl9ess1 brutality1 debau*]y1 disease & de=mities4 ,s pres5tly1 y\r travel] returns home1 tells tales ( =eign p>ts & deplores ! /ate ( ?+s abroad :i* are1 aft] all1 exactly ! same z 9 8 own home t[n4 ,y see1 9 ! new place 8 eyes 7 op5$4 ,he 0 %ock$ into see+4 ,9 8 own t[n he saw s (t5 t he ceas$ to see1 or1 be+ incuri\s1 saw ?r\gh o!r eyes4 ,s ,i h he>d m5 deplore ! pov]ty 9 rural di/ricts 9 o!r c\ntries1 tell+ ( wom5 & *ildr5 toil+ 9 ! fields "u a hot sun1 ( families t ate little or no meat or fats f "o end ( ! week to ano!r1 q oblivi\s ( ! fact t 9 _! own l& also1 *ildr5 ( t5d] age are tak5 f s*ool to ! field1 & t 9 ?\s&s ( places ?r\gh\t ?is c\ntry1 sweet potatoes & beans =m ! /aple diet4 ,! same m5 w make m]ry at ! exp5se ( a simple ,mexican :o crosses himself :5 ! ?und] ro>s1 or :o we>s a *>m to w>d (f rheumatism1 all unconsci\s ( ! fact t !re are ,am]icans 9 pl5ty :o hold t a buckeye c>ri$ 9 ! hip pocket w cure piles1 or t ! position ( ! qu>t] moon =etells dry or wet wea!r accord+ to ! way 9 :i* ! horns are 8up0 or 8d[n40 ,v]ily1 ,i say unto y1 x is ! r>e/ ( r>e ?+s to f9d a man :o c see /raight1 & except he see /raight1 h[ %all he set d[n ?+s z !y are8 ,to take ?is important matt] f ano!r angle1 h y ev] look$ at a set ( engrav+s by ,hog>?8 ,to be sure !re are pictures by o!r arti/s1 8 contempor>ies1 b 9 !m x is cle> t !re 0 elim9ation & di/ortion4 ,b n s ) ,hog>?4 ,he saw ?+s z !y 7 & s set !m d[n4 ,z a result1 8 "w is z valuable to /ud5ts ( social mann]s & cu/oms z are ! di>ies ( ,samuel ,pepys4 ,n = him 0 ! false picturization1 ! ideali/ic conception4 ,to be sure ! ,london ( 8 day _h its f9e lords & ladies1 b x _h also its fil?y begg>s1 its di/ort$ & de=m$ m5 & wom51 its untidy *ildr5 & hagg>d work]s1 its un=tunates ) blot*$ & pimpl$ faces4 ,s he gave u :at he saw4 ,!re=e ,fame cr[n$ him4 ,fir/ he 0 s9c]e1 second he saw /raight1 & ?irdly he set d[n ! ?+ z x 04 ,pepys too did t4 ,s did ,hol9%$ & ,field+4 ,_! names live4 ,aphra ,behn play$ ! game ! o!r way & is =gott54 ,also vani%$ ! names ( 8,ouida0 & ( ,*>les ,brockd5 ,br[n4 ,,iv4 ,,prejudice4 ,/ill1 let a man set himself delib]ately to see /raight1 to look at ?+s )\t ei!r rose-color$ or smoke-dimm$ glasses1 & ev5 !n x is n c]ta9 t !re is fre$om f di/ortion4 ,j z ! *ildr5 /udy+ music1 ( :i* ,i wrote a few pages back1 7 all unconsci\sly heavily h&icapp$1 s are we also h&icapp$ ?r\gh no fault ( our own4 ,= "o ?+ !re has be5 gr\nd$ into u a c]ta9 prejudice call$ patriotism4 ,x is really a reflex egoism4 ,because ( x we are pr$ispos$ to look ^u our own nation z /&+ alone on />-cr[n$ heights & to reg>d all o!r nations & peoples z be+ 9 ! gulf ( ignorance1 pov]ty & despair4 ,s we get a "o-sid$ impression4 ,bl9d$ by national self-love1 we see all good 9 our own p & little b evil 9 o!rs1 except ^? o!rs be our allies1 :5 we grant !m "s modicum ( dec5t behavior & common s5se j s long z1 & no long] ?an1 !y id5tify _! int]e/s ) ours4 ,nationally1 we g 9 = ! cygnification ( geese on a gigantic scale4 ,z may easily be se51 c>ri$ to excess1 t k9d ( ?+ (t5 results 9 hate4 ,n c>ri$ to su* l5g?s1 x means ! ridicul+1 z well z ! misund]/&+ ( o!rs1 & 9 addition ! fool+ ( ourselves4 ,consid] ! s-call$ 8comic %eets0 & ! *eap vaudeville /age :]e ! ,fr5*m51 ,g]mans1 ,jews1 ,iri%m51 ,mexicans & all ,s\? ,am]icans are us$ z laugh+ /ocks4 ,! rev]se ( ! situation is se5 9 common1 *eap lit]ature :]e ! ,am]ican /&s z ! type ( all t is admirable4 ,or1 if y keep an att5tive e>1 y w n fail to note t ! notion p]meates 9 su* /range way t x becomes v g5]ally held1 & ev5 accept$ to s wide an ext5t1 t tea*]s tea* _! *>ges t !re exi/ v /rongly-m>k$ national *>act]i/ics1 z t ! ,dut* are v clean1 ! ,mexicans v trea*]\s1 ,jews v mu* giv5 to *eat1 ,g]mans to villa9y & rape1 ,italians to idl5ess1 ,afro-,am]icans to light-he>t$ness1 ! ,fr5* to immorality1 ! ,iri% to wit1 ! ,sc&9avians to pessimism1 ! ,swiss to ?rift & s on4 ,all ( :i* is idle & p]nici\s clap trap1 z a mom5t's quiet reflection w %[4 ,= ea* & e man 9 8 exp]i5ce has kn[n among 8 own c\ntrym5 ^? :o 7 clean & ^? :o 7 dirty1 ^? :o 7 hone/ & ^? :o 7 di%one/1 ^? :o 7 gloomy & ^? :o 7 *e]ful1 ^? :o 7 idle & ^? :o 7 en]getic4 ,moreov]1 e man kn[s t 8 own mood *anges z ! w9d & he :o is m]ry a-,monday may be v sad on ,saturday1 :ile he :o is 9 ! p9k ( hone/y at #i a4 m4 may easily be a ?ief at #i3cj4 ,yet1 = all ! te/imony ( ! daily pap]s & 9 spite ( ! records ( ! crim9al c\rts1 n9ety-n9e m5 out ( a hundr$ are v ?or\ghly imbu$ ) ! idea t _! c\ntry & its p h a practical monopoly ( all ! virtues4 ,s1 z might be expect$1 ! notion gets into lit]ature1 modifi$ x is true1 b nev]!less x gets !re4 ,to %[ x 9 its mo/ crude =m1 ,i give an in/ance4 ,x happ5$ s9ce ,i comm5c$ ?is essay4 ,a man call$ ^u me & 8 eyes 7 bright & %9+ ) excitem5t1 = he _h :at he imag9$ to be a good plot = a /ory1 & _h cut across lots to tell x to me4 ,x ran some?+ l ?is & ,i quote 8 words z ne>ly z possible4 8,"h is a good plot = a %ort /ory or a mov+ picture4 ,!re's a "y woman on ! tra91 a ,canadian1 & %e is a /rang] to ?is "h c\ntry4 ,on ! c> %e beg9s to talk ) a well dress$ drumm]4 ,%e is innoc5t & all t k9d ( ?+4 ,b sitt+ across ! aisle is a soldi]4 ,well1 at ! depot ?is "h drumm] gets ! girl to g ) him to a hotel & j z !y are gett+ into a taxi1 up comes ! soldi]1 & #8,biff1' he l&s ! drumm] "o t lays him flat4 ,s ! girl's safe4 ,aft] a ye> or s ! soldi] comes f ! w> & f9ds ! girl :o is ! daught] ( a ri* man4 ,he's poor ( c\rse1 ! soldi]4 ,well !y m>ry & live happy4444 ,( c\rse1 y c %[ ! ,am]ican ideals 9 ?is tale & also use x to br+ ab\t good relation betwe5 ! ,engli% speak+ p40 ,i w n insult ! intellig5ce ( ! read] by po9t+ out ! utt] idiocy ( ! plot4 ,/ill1 ?\gh ! man :o told me ! /ory 0 intellig5t1 a lawy] 9 ! gov]nm5t s]vice1 & a read] ( ! ,saturday ,ev5+ ,po/1 ! ,am]ican ,magaz9e1 sev]al daily pap]s1 & vot$ ! /raight p>ty ticket e election1 he fail$ to see ! utt] banality ( ! tale he sugge/$4 ,b1 x is a fair sample ( ! /uff ) a 8patriotic0 base t _m hundr$s s5d to editors1 &1 m or less modifi$1 wat]$1 or spic$1 y w at times see some?+ ( ! k9d 9 mov+-picture !at]s4 ,s see ?is !n2 !re are no *>act]i/ic national virtues & vices4 ,make y\r h]o a negro1 a ,*9aman1 an ,eskimo or a ,patagonian4 ,x does n matt] :i*4 ,man is man ! _w ov]1 & x is1 despite ! old say+ to ! contr>y1 a safe rule to measure o!r's corn ) y\r own bu%el4 ,:at y mu/ d is to conceive a "*1 !n %[ him1 n act+ 9 any cut or dri$ fa%ion1 b 9 a c]ta9 fa%ion4 ,i say a c]ta9 fa%ion1 b might h said an unc]ta9 fa%ion1 because y\r "* w be m or less l y\rself1 a be+ ) faults1 virtues1 vices1 meannesses1 ideals & hopes1 & 9 him ! pot5tial angel w be mix$ ) a good deal ( ! ape1 ! tig] & ! pig4 ,!n1 ) y\r creation end[$ ) all ! virtues & vices inextricably mix$1 y h a "* comp\nd$ ( subtle & pr(\nd elem5ts4 ,?us "o sees t an action 9 a giv5 case is inde$ problematical4 ,a man1 witness+ ov]tures t may lead to ! s$uction ( a girl1 a /rang] to him1 :e!r ! man 0 9 uni=m or n1 w\ld h>dly be likely to make an assault ^u ! suppos$ s$uc]4 ,to make him d t sort ( ?+ is b to cat] to ! base/ ta/e :i* glories 9 brute =ce4 ,:at a "* w\ld d w\ld dep5d on _m ?+s--on 8 mood at ! mom5t1 :e!r he 0 drunk or sob]1 8 imm$iate environm5t1 8 e>ly tra9+1 :at he _h _h = breakfa/1 :at mann] ( rascal 8 gr&fa!r 01 h[ mu* money he _h 9 8 purse at ! "t4 ,or x might dep5d on a mixture ( _m ( ^!4 ,or aga91 ! fictional p]sonage might pond] & hesitate1 f9ally tak+ no action at all1 :i*1 z a s5sible man & be+ famili> ) ! old w>n+1 8m9d y\r own bus9ess10 w\ld v probably be 8 c\rse4 ,b ! "* might well be suppos$ to be wav]+ 9 a /orm ( emotion1 p]haps to be sway$ by subord9ate *>act]s1 &1 9 ! end1 "s action might be %[n :i* w\ld1 z x 71 gr[ out ( ! collision ( ! *>act]s4 ,=1 be> 9 m9d1 ! subord9ate *>act]s mu/ n be made m]e silh\ettes--!y also mu/ h _! prejudices & motives & ambitions1 & ! v =m ( _! m9ds1 too1 mu/ be made z evid5t to ! read] z if !y 7 9 8 pres5ce4 ,"* draw+1 z y see !n1 is a highly complicat$ bus9ess4 ,_m1 ev5 among app>5tly s5sible m51 d n suspect ?is4 ,= in/ance1 n s long ago1 ,i he>d ( a poet :o decl>$ t he c\ld write a doz5 good %ort /ories betwe5 ,tuesday & ,saturday4 ,8 notion ( fictional *>act]s ( c\rse 0 ( ! allegorical ord]1 a ticket$ dummy 9 ! =m ( ! ,sunday s*ool book or ( ! transpont9e melodrama1 a r[ ( ,mr4 ,goodman's1 ,mr4 ,evil-,liv]s1 ,mr4 ,close-p5nies & s on4 ,x nev] = a mom5t occurr$ to him t ! te/ ( good workman%ip lay 9 ! ability ( ! au?or to make a di/9ct impression on ! read]1 to make him rememb] ! fictional p]sonage z vividly z he rememb]$ *>act]s met 9 real life4 ,at ?is po9t1 %\ld y be e>ne/ 9 y\r que/1 really ambiti\s to g fur!r1 ,i recomm5d to y\r read+ z ma/]pieces ( "* draw+1 ,conrad's ,"l ,jim1 ,?ack]ay's ,becky ,%>p1 ,cunn+hame ,graham's ,m9or ,prophet 9 8 8,br\ght ,=w>d10 ,h4 ,g4 ,dwight's ,l ,mi*ael 9 8 8,emp]or ( ,elam10 ,uncle ,toby 9 ,/]ne's ,tri/ram ,%&y1 & ! portrait ( ,mrs4 ,poys] 9 ,george ,eliot's ,adam ,b$e4 ,or1 fail+ ^!1 if y are a v busy man1 buy 9 ! pres5t s]ies1 ,nos4 #da & #gb1 & /udy ! "* ( ,old ,scrooge 9 ,*>les ,dick5s' ,*ri/mas ,c>ol1 & ( ,! ,scab 9 ! ,color ( ,life4 ,v4 ,,dang]\s ,,en?usiasm4 ,b !re is ano!r dang]\s %oal1 ano!r lit]>y ,goodw9 ,s&s /rewn ) ! wreckage ( ambiti\s b unskill$ voyag]s4 ,= ( all p urg$ to write1 ^? g5]\s s\ls eag] to l5d a h& 9 ! mak+ ( a p>adise on e>? are h>de/ press$4 ,! v fact t a "y au?or hates tyranny & inju/ice 9 a ?or\gh & unhesitat+ way1 results 9 a k9d ( di/ortion4 ,= him ! evil pit ( controv]siality & p>tisan%ip yawns d>kly4 ,9 8 excess ( zeal he pa9ts ) pigm5ts too gl>+ly bright & too muddily br[n4 ,he makes 8 *>act]s too black or too :ite1 all evil or all good1 accord+ to _! position 9 society4 ,he is afflict$ ) an egoism ( class1 a fault e :it z gross z ! reflex egoism call$ patriotism4 ,8 judgm5t is w>p$ by class prejudice4 ,because he burns ) zeal1 because he is c>ri$ away ) en?usiasm1 !re is di/ortion4 ,8 h]oes are ^? poor 9 ?is _w's goods1 8 villa9s ! weal?y1 ! p[]ful1 ! ari/ocratic4 ,t weal? z well z pov]ty may entail h>d%ip & unhapp9ess1 ! au?or ) sociological b5t (t5 refuses to see1 or see+1 wilfully d5ies4 ,t worry & we>9ess & disappo9tm5t is n remov$ :5 "o has m\nt$ a little out ( ! pit1 is a fact t escapes him4 ,t inju/ices suff]$ by wage e>n]s w\ld be no less 7 ! adm9i/ration ( affairs dis*>g$ by m5 tak5 f _! own ranks1 is entirely lo/ sight (4 ,s !re comes ab\t a gross exagg]ation & a pa9t+ ( types4 ,y may see some?+ ( ?is 9 ,george ,b]n>d ,%aw's 8,unsocial ,sociali/40 ,walt ,:itman s9n$ 9 l mann] 9 8 e>li] days ( writ+4 ,! fictional lit]ature ( advanc$ movem5ts is full ( class consci\sness4 ,t k9d ( ?+1 ( c\rse1 is fundam5tally due to a k9d ( disguis$ self-int]e/ once remov$4 ,x is really ! inord9ate love ( self1 or ( class1 z su*4 ,consequ5tly1 x is bad art4 ,& be+ t1 x accompli%es no?+1 because ! read] sees ?r\gh ! ult]ior motive4 ,fur!rmore1 to d t k9d ( ?+ is to set d[n ! ?+ z x is n4 ,=1 z y "k1 !re are bo? rascals z well z g5tlem5 among wage-e>n]s1 j z !re are rascals z well z g5tlem5 among capitali/s4 ,!re are sc\ndrelly poor p j z !re are sc\ndrelly ri* p4 ,hone/y & di%one/y1 tru?fulness & ly+1 fair deal+ & f\l deal+ are matt]s entirely ap>t f rank & position4 ,inde$1 a /ory or a novel bas$ on su* insecure f\ndation1 mu/1 ( necessity1 r+ false f fir/ to la/4 ,!re w be no heal? 9 x4 ,! *>act]s w be %[n ) glib phrases roll+ (f _! tongues1 talk+ z no man ev] talks :o expects to be tak5 s]i\sly4 ,! dialogue w be false & /ra9$1 & ri* man & poor w talk l f\r?-rate evangeli/s1 camp-meet+ hot-gospell]s or insane tub ?ump]s4 ,z a t]rible example1 turn to ! sociali/ic spee* made 9 a draw+ room by ,ca%el ,byron1 ! pugili/1 9 ,george ,b]n>d ,%aw's novel4 ,! old]1 m exp]i5c$ ,%aw makes no su* mi/ake4 ,contra/ ,ca%el ,byron = in/ance ) 8 ,major ,b>b>a4 ,on ! o!r h&1 to see :at a ma/] craftsman c d1 y mu/ take 8,! ,dream ( ,john ,ball0 by ,william ,morris1 ,no4 #cg ( ?is s]ies4 ,if y h read x1 y w n h =gott5 ! good1 e>ne/ prie/1 a mo/ uncompromis+ tru?-tell] :o _h s pr(\nd a belief 9 realities & held an equally pr(\nd hatr$ ( %am1 cruelty & inju/ice4 ,look+ back1 y w recall 9 ! little /ory a peculi> ve9 ( pleasantry & delicate fancy ) occasional t\*es ( t5d]ness & ( pa?os t is extremely attractive4 ,i call y\r p>ticul> att5tion to t /ory because x 0 writt5 by a man actuat$ by a passionate sympa?y = humanity4 ,= ,morris 0 a radical to be sure1 b 8 radicalism 0 temp]$ by a pr(\nd & logical s5se ( ju/ice1 by devotion to tru? & reality & by intellectual ability & cl>ity4 ,p]haps 9 ! :ole field ( ,engli% lit]ature !re is no bett] in/ance ( pure intellect comb9$ ) en?usiasm = ju/ice4 ,& yet ) all ?is1 ! aim ( ! /ory 0 to lead p to an und]/&+ ( ! cause he _h at he>t1 :i* 0 socialism4 ,yet )al1 any "o utt]ly oppos$ to t cause may read ! book ) ke5 pleasure1 & n only t1 b w inevitably be l$ to sympa?ize ) ! aims ( ,john ,ball4 ,:y is ?is8 ,h[ does x come t "o man burn+ ) zeal = a cause w repel ^? he seeks to w9 to 8 side1 :ile ,morris won oppos+ m9ds to a sympa?y ) a doctr9e !y _h d5\nc$8 ,if = a mom5t y try to imag9e a ,bapti/1 we w say1 writ+ a book 9 su* fa%ion t ,ca?olics w n only read x ) enjoym5t b by its means w become int]e/$ 9 ! ,bapti/ cre$1 ! magnitude ( ! task ,morris accompli%$ w be manife/4 ,! fact ( ! matt] is t ,morris did 8 "w s well1 felt ! joys & ! griefs ( 8 *>act]s s ke5ly1 9 a ^w 0 s s9c]e1 t ! read] lo/ 8 prejudices 9 ! ideal life portray$ & 0 impell$ to id5tify himself ) ! creatures ( ,morris' fancy 9 su* wise t :at hurt !m1 also hurt him4 ,bo? writ] & read] ov]look$ ! social philosophy by reason ( imm5se delight 9 ! *>act]s !mselves4 ,s also x 0 ) ^? :o read ,dick5s' 8,ni*olas ,nickelby0 & 8,little ,dorrit0 & bo? books _h s f>-rea*+ an influ5ce t ! fir/ result$ 9 ! re=mation ( ! private s*ool sy/em & ! second 9 ! abolition ( imprisonm5t = debt4 ,9 ?is connection ,i ?9k t y w ga9 mu* advantage & get "s good ideas if y w read 8,! ,man ( ,prop]ty10 by ,john ,galswor?y1 8,! ,gr[? ( ! ,soil10 by ,knut ,hamsun1 & by ,cunn+hame ,graham1 8,success10 8,br\ght ,=w>d10 8,fai?0 & 8,progress40 ,i f9d 9 ?is s]ies z valuable1 8,he ,r5\nc$ ! ,fai?10 by ,jack ,london & 8,! ,miracul\s ,rev5ge0 by ,george ,b]n>d ,%aw4 ,,vi4 ,,murd] ,,& ,,viol5ce4 ,a ^w %\ld be said z to murd]1 blood%$1 suicide & o!r *eap effects4 ,:5 y come to ?9k ( x1 !re is an appall+ am\nt ( blood%$ 9 our lit]ature4 ,i c g to my daught]'s book-%elf & take d[n novel aft] novel1 turn ! pages swiftly ) a glance "h & !re1 to hit ^u ! murd] :i* ,i "k in/9ctively is !re ) un]r+ accuracy4 ,or ,i c pass to ! book-%elf 9 :i* ! boys keep _! favorites1 & f9d brute =ce galore4 ,m5 are knock$ d[n1 pun*$1 run ?r\gh1 ?r[n d[n /airways1 kick$ & cuff$4 ,on e o!r page !re is manife/ a mighty recklessness4 ,n[ ( t k9d ( ?+ ,i am suspici\s4 ,look+ back 9 my own life1 :i* has be5 f> f a quiet "o1 _m ye>s ( :i* 7 sp5t 9 unciviliz$ places1 ,i f9d t ,i h se5 b few de$s ( viol5ce1 z betwe5 man & man4 ,i d n ref] to riots1 w>s & organiz$ blood%$4 ,i rememb] see+ "o man kill$ outright1 "o duel ) knives1 "o saloon rumpus & p]haps f\r m5 knock$ d[n4 ,my exp]i5ce has be5 exceptional4 ,talk+ ) fri5ds1 ,i f9d _m :o tell me t ap>t f s*ool-boy days1 !y h nev] z mu* z se5 a man knock$ d[n or a bl[ /ruck4 ,t1 ,i believe1 is ! common exp]i5ce4 ,_m may easily g ?r\gh life )\t witness+ a s+le act ( viol5ce4 ,c]ta9ly1 ! va/ majority ( m5 nev] dream ( /rik+ ano!r4 ,! _w is prosaic4 ,!re are m ,doctor ,primroses 9 x ?an !re are ,squire ,we/]ns4 ,m5 are m giv5 to h a fancy = oratorical tirades & philosophical discussions l ,mr4 ,%&y1 ?an = fight+ & batt]+ "o ano!r ab\t l ,ev]ett ,true4 ,x w\ld seem t s9ce ! adv5t ( ! f\r-reel ?rill] 9 ! picture %[s1 murd] 9 lit]ature has some:at gone out ( fa%ion4 ,!re has1 inde$1 be5 a gradual lett+ d[n 9 ! matt] ( viol5ce s9ce ! days ( ,%akespe>e & 8 =]unn]s4 ,"t 0 :5 m5 & wom5 _h to be glutt$ ) horrors & cruelties4 ,no?+ less ?an blood or dea? w\ld satisfy !m4 ,!y _h to be dazzl$ ) ! full brightness ( evil lu/s4 ,only tales 9 :i* lewdness1 cruelty1 love ( gold1 %amelessness or vice 7 portray$ met ) favor4 ,no "* 0 unmix$ ) s5suality 9 ! days ( ,mass+] & ,=d4 ,! fact is t ! e>ly writ]s1 9 con/ruct+ a man1 did n dig d[n deep into ! f\ndations4 ,today x is diff]5t4 ,!re is a g5u9e attempt to become acqua9t$ ) man 9 8 fullness4 ,especially is ?is se5 9 ! "w ( ! mak]s ( pres5t-day lit]ature su* z ,conrad1 ,grahame1 ,galswor?y1 ,h]ge%eim]1 ,lawr5ce4 ,! days are pa/ :51 if x became necess>y to portray a man ( c\rage1 !re 0 a digg+ into ! dep?s ( diabolical & un*a9$ nature4 ,unre/ra9$ w is no long] ! keynote4 ,! new] & high] idea h+es solely on "*4 ,! ,b]s]k] has be5 retir$4 ,( c\rse1 ! ma9 idea int5d$1 0 to display evid5ce ( c\rage4 ,b1 any intellig5t man may see1 ) a mom5t's ?\ght1 t ! m]e fact t a man fights1 is no evid5ce at all ( c\rage4 ,he may fight because he is a c[>d1 & fight to ! dea?1 too4 ,= in/ance1 suppose a man is *all5g$ to fight a duel4 ,! writ] :o has n dug into human nature w see brav]y 9 ! fell[ :o imm$iately accepts ! *all5ge4 ,to be sure !re is a c]ta9 brute c\rage 9 ! act ( fight+4 ,b ( two m5 ?us fight+ a duel1 "o may be mu* brav] ?an ano!r4 ,a man ( imag9ation1 :o =esees pa9 & dea?1 is obvi\sly brav] ?an ano!r :o has no imag9ation at all1 j z a boy :o fe>s ! d>k1 b yet bottles up 8 fe> & goes into ! d>k1 is brav] ?an a boy )\t t fe>4 ,z is easily se51 ! second boy is n brave at all4 ,& 9 ! case ( ! suppos$ duel1 a man :o fe>s public op9ion v mu* inde$1 w fight r ?an be c\nt$ a c[>d1 & !re=e is actually a c[>d4 ,s1 z y see1 :i* is :at ,i wi% to po9t out1 !re is no outw>d m>k by :i* we c affirm t a p>ticul> action is c\rage\s or ! rev]se4 ,b if y sit d[n & write a /ory 9 :i* a "* is s well portray$ t ! read] w see q pla9ly t a man fight+ to ! dea? is do+ x because ( 8 c[>dice1 y w h made a /ory t w f9d a publi%] 9 no "t4 ,h&le ! !me well1 & ,i promise y t y %all h no rejection slip4 ,"o ( ! /ories t ,o',bri5 li/$ z among ! be/ 9 #aibj 0 bas$ on ?is !me1 ?\gh x pictur$ a suicide :o coldly & delib]ately swam to 8 dea?1 n t he fe>$ life1 b because 8 consci5ce hurt him1 he hav+ once fail$ to kill a fell[ :o 0 a milit>y brute4 ,p]haps y h read ,/ockton's 8,lady or ! ,tig]10 a tale 9 :i* ! read] is left wond]+1 is giv5 some?+ to ?9k (4 ,! effect ^u ! read] is some?+ l ! effect left aft] see+ ,ibs5's 8,doll's ,h\se40 ,s x w\ld be 9 a tale su* z above outl9$4 ,! read] w\ld pond] deeply1 if inde$ he w\ld n be torn betwe5 two emotions4 ,did ! fight] fight because he did n fe> dea?1 or did he fight because he fe>$ public op9ion m ?an dea?8 ,at fir/ blu%1 y may say1 8,x is obvi\s t he 0 a c[>d40 ,b1 consid] a mom5t4 ,is ! av]age man giv5 to subtle di/9ctions8 ,= in/ance1 dur+ ! w>1 :5 "s w5t to jail = _! op9ions1 7 n _m torn ) conflict+ ideas8 ,7 pacifi/s brave8 ,7 !y c[>ds8 ,7 !y actuat$ by fe> ( dea? or 7 !y c\rage\s en\gh to defy public op9ion & ! *>ge ( c[>dice1 to give up _! own lib]ty & happ9ess = consci5ce sake8 ,take ano!r !me1 or r angle ( ! same !me4 ,suppose a "* simil> to ! av]age man3 some:at timid1 c>eful to keep )9 ! b\nds ( ! law1 ti$ to 8 bus9ess h& & foot1 8 exp5ses keep+ neck & neck ) 8 income1 anxi\s to avoid publicity ( an unpleasant nature4 ,yet he is a ?\ghtful man & a law-abid+ "o1 &1 !re=e1 oppos$ to all =ms ( mob law4 ,moreov]1 l ! mo/ ( u1 he %r9ks f physical pa91 & _c kill a *ick5 )\t a beat+ ( ! he>t4 ,we w also suppose t he is viol5tly oppos$ to w>4 ,to him comes "o day ano!r1 suspect$ by a lawless mob do+ de$s ( viol5ce 9 ! "n ( 8patriotism40 ,call x ! ,ku ,klux ,klan1 ! ,am]ican ,legion1 a ,law & ,ord] ,league or :at y w4 ,al?\gh trembl+1 9 an agony ( t]ror1 fe>+ = 8 own life1 yet ! "* we h 9 m9d %elt]s ! fugitive4 ,"h y h ! opposition betwe5 physical & moral c\rage4 ,! se>*+ mob see+ him pale & fe>ful w\ld "k him = an arrant c[>d1 & he himself w\ld c]ta9ly admit himself to be t4 ,yet1 kn[+ 8 motive1 we see t he 0 ess5tially brave1 s9ce 8 fe> 0 subord9at$ by a consci\s ef=t to ! end 9 view4 ,i believe en\gh has be5 said to %[ :y1 if y w\ld write a %ort /ory involv+ ! exemplification ( c\rage1 x is n at all necess>y to fall back ^u brute =ce4 ,x is some:at 9 ?is connection t ,i w\ld lightly sket* a talk ,i _h ) a "y writ] :o _h submitt$ a /ory 9 :i* he outl9$ a 8brave0 fem99e "*--a woman :o _h fac$ a little mob4 ,i _h held t ! m]e fact ( fac+ a mob1 :5 a woman did x1 0 no great sign ( c\rage4 ,b ! conv]sation _h n a s+le beg9n+4 ,we _h talk$ ( o!r ?+s1 & he _h object$ to a sc5e 9 ! novel 8,du/0 9 :i* ,m>t9 _h seem$ to hold a light reg>d = woman's com=t 9 ! *apt] 9 :i* ,rose accus$ him ( c>+ m = ! welf>e ( a f9e-blood$ c[ ?an = 8 own wife4 ,m>t91 y may rememb]1 _h held t altoge!r too mu* fuss 0 made by wom51 & sometimes m51 ab\t *ild-be>+--t x 0 a natural function j z is tee? gr[+4 ,my "y fri5d held t ! :ole sc5e 0 d]ogatory to ,am]ican ideals ( 8womanhood40 ,!n we loop$ back to 8 %ort /ory4 ,x seems to me t !re is a great deal ( :at ! ,engli% call 8to%0 ab\t 8womanhood40 ,:5 ,m>t9 comp>$ ! c[ ) ! wom5 to ! detrim5t ( ! latt]1 z f> z fuss 9 ! matt] ( "y-be>+1 he 0 obvi\sly "r4 ,on fir/ read+ ! passage !re came to my m9d ,:itman's poem 9 :i* he tells ( 8 admiration = ! cattle 9 ! field because !y 7 s 8calm & self-possess$40 ,l ,m>t91 & ,:itman1 ,i hold t bo? m5 & wom5 h mu* to le>n f animals4 ,to t\* on ! o!r1 & co-lat]al bran* ( ! subject ( our conv]sation4 ,i held t ! act ( ! woman :o /ood 9 front ( a little mob b5t on mis*ief 0 an act app>5tly1 b n really1 involv+ dang]4 ,! same act p]=m$ by a man mo/ c]ta9ly w\ld be c\rage\s1 b n 9 ! case ( ! woman1 because %e w\ld bank ^u popul> op9ion z to ! weakness ( h] sex4 ,! op9ion 0 h] protection4 ,%e well knew t ! riot]s w\ld n club h]1 a woman1 & x 0 h] 8womanhood0 t %e c\nt$ on to pres]ve h]4 ,h]s !n 0 a spuri\s brav]y4 ,s also is ! man-kill+ woman a fake h]o9e4 ,a woman may %oot a man1 especially 9 ! case ( a s-call$ s$uction1 ) ! *ances all 9 h] favor t %e w nev] be f\nd guilty ( murd]4 ,pose z a h]o9e z %e w1 yet %e kn[s p]fectly well t %e may rely on ! support ( a clamor\s1 s5tim5tal & (t5 hypocritical section ( public op9ion4 ,,vii4 ,,plot ,,& ,,probability4 ,!re seems to be little to be said z to plot4 ,i note t ! books ( in/ruction1 weighty affairs "s ( !m1 m ?an a ?ird ( :i* seems to be badly assimilat$ f "s h&book ( gramm>1 lay great emphasis on plot4 ,i hold t ! fir/ & mo/ important ?+ is to create a "*4 ,y w naturally create second>y *>act]s & out ( !m a situation w gr[1 & ! situation is ! plot4 ,b = ! re/ ( x1 ,i believe t an imag9ative man w f9d ideas = /ories 9 all k9ds ( odd & unsuspect$ little ?+s4 ,h4 ,g4 ,wells has told u some:]e h[ he saw a leaf float+ on a little pool & t leaf sugge/$ a canoe1 ! canoe aga9 sugge/+ a lone man4 ,f t grew ! /ory ( pyornis ,isl&4 ,turn+ to o!r ( 8 /ories1 y c c]ta9ly discov] = y\rself :at may h be5 ! g]m ( ! idea4 ,!re is 8 f9e 8,c\ntry ( ! ,bl9d10 :i* e ambiti\s writ] %\ld read4 ,y easily see t ! tale grew out ( a pond]+ ov] ! say+1 8,9 ! c\ntry ( ! bl9d1 ! "o-ey$ is k+40 ,aga91 ?\s&s ( m5 h wat*$ h5s scrat*+ 9 a y>d & to !m has come ! ?\ght ( wond] z to :at w\ld happ5 7 m5 creatures ( b an in* 9 /ature1 ) o!r birds & bea/s _! pres5t size4 ,b x 0 ,wells :o conceiv$ ! notion ( mak+ a /ory out ( x1 & a gorge\s /ory x is1 z any "o :o has read 8,! ,food ( ! ,gods0 w admit4 ,!n !re is ,r4 ,b4 ,cunn+hame ,grahame1 k+ ( %ort /ory writ]s1 z ,i believe4 ,i pick up a book ( 8 tales4 ,x is 8,br\ght ,=w>d40 ,m prop]ly !y might be call$ sket*es4 ,i turn to ! fir/ at :i* ! book op5s4 ,x is 8,) ! ,nor?-,ea/ ,w9d10 a brief b trem5d\sly vivid acc\nt ( ! fun]al ( ,keir ,h>die4 ,i wi% y w\ld read x = y\rself4 ,grahame is a wond]4 ,nev] did a m9d figure to itself ) m exact detail or great] en]gy all ! p>ts & t9ts ( a picture4 ,read ?is1 :i* is ! op5+ p>agraph3 8,a nor!a/ ha> _h hung ! city ) a pall ( gray4 ,x gave an air ( h>dness to ! /one-built h\ses1 bl5d+ !m ) ! /one-pav$ /reets1 till y c\ld sc>cely see :]e ! h\ses end$ & ! /reet began4 ,a ?9 gray du/ hung 9 ! air4 ,x color$ ev]y?+1 & p's faces all look$ p9*$ ) ! fir/ t\* ( autumn cold4 ,! w9d1 boi/]\s & gu/y1 :isk$ ! soot-grim$ city leaves ab\t 9 ! high suburb at ! foot ( a long range ( hills1 mak+ "o ?9k x w\ld be easy to h done ) life on su* an uncong5ial day40 ,&1 :ile ,i promis$ to refra9 f long quotations1 ,i _c b help giv+ y ?is f ! same sket*1 = x seems to me a rem>kable description ( a cr[d ( m54 ,i call y\r att5tion to ,grahame's way ( do+ x3 8,john ,f]guson 0 !re1 ! old "t ,iri% lead]1 ! fri5d ( ,davitt & ( ,butt4 ,tall & erect he /ood1 dress$ 9 8 long frock coat1 8 roll ( pap]s 9 "o h&1 & ) ! o!r /uck 9 8 brea/1 ) all ! air ( be+ ! la/ ,roman left alive4 ,tom ,mann1 ) 8 black hair1 8 fla%+ eyes1 & 8 tumultu\s spee* pepp]$ ) expletives4 ,beh9d him1 ,s&y ,hadd[ ( ,p>khead1 massive & ,doric 9 8 spee*1 ) a gray wool5 com=t] roll$ r\nd 8 neck1 & h&s l ! panel ( a door4 ,*ampion1 pale1 slight & int]e/+1 /ill ! artill]y (fic] 9 spite ( socialism4 ,john ,burns2 & ,small1 ! m9]s' ag5t1 ) 8 close br[n be>d & ta/e = lit]ature4 ,smilie /ood ne>1 he ( ! sev5 elections1 & !n *eck weigh] at a pit4 ,!re too1 0 silv]-tongu$ ,%aw ,maxwell & ,*i%olm ,rob]tson look+ out d>kly on ! _w ?r\gh t9t$ spectacles2 ) him ,bruce ,glasi]1 girt ) a r$ sa% & ) an aureole ( fair curly hair ar\nd 8 head1 half poet & half revolution>y40 ,if y d n see t :at ,i am insi/+ on is1 aft] all1 ! ma9 ?+1 t is ! portrayal ( "* ev5 9 ^? few light t\*es1 !n my "t is wa/$ writ+ ?is essay4 ,i turn to ano!r page & f9d ! sket*1 8,a ,m9or ,prophet40 ,x is ! tale ( a man mov$ to prea* 8 gospel ( ,love & ,fell[%ip1 & he prea*es on1 enwrapp$ 9 8 subject1 q oblivi\s ( ! fact t "o by "o 8 little audi5ce leaves1 & !n3 8,he paus$1 &1 look+ r\nd1 saw he 0 all alone4 ,! boys _h /ol5 away1 & ! la/ workman's /urdy back c\ld be j se5 z x 0 vani%+ t[>ds ! public h\se4 8,! speak] sigh$1 & wip$ ! p]spiration f 8 =ehead ) a soil$ h&k]*ief4 8,!n1 pick+ up 8 hat & 8 umbrella1 a f>-(f look came into 8 blue eyes z he walk$ homew>ds almo/ jauntily1 consci\s t ! inn] fire _h got ! bett] ( ! fle%ly t5em5t1 & t 8 "w 0 done40 ,a f9e end+ to a f9e piece ( writ+1 inde$4 ,yet = 8plot0 ! /ory has no?+ b a man mov$ to prea* & f9d+ no he>]s4 ,aga91 9 8,! ,ba!rs10 by ,h4 ,g4 ,dwight1 y h a fir/ class piece ( "w1 b no?+ happ5s except a brief wre/le4 ,yet ! /ory is bo? /irr+ & dramatic4 ,a hundr$ delicate %ades ( "* & temp]am5t are %[n u4 ,b set be=e ! read] is ! invisible _w ( inw>d incl9ations & dispositions4 ,z = probability1 or1 if y w1 plausibility1 ab\t bo? ( :i* ! in/ructors are anxi\sly conc]n$1 ,i d n believe t consid]ation ( ei!r ent]s into ! matt] ( acceptance by editors4 ,tell a good /ory1 & :e!r x deals ) pt]odactyls or fays1 devils or angels1 x w /& on its own m]its z a /ory4 ,y h se5 ,wells br++ ! _w to an end 9 _m diff]5t ways3 y h se5 him c>v+ animals into ! %apes ( m5 7,isl& ( ,dr4 ,moreau71 or caus+ angels to be %ot 7,! ,wond]ful ,visit71 or leap+ into ! ,f\r? ,dim5sion 7,! ,/ory ( ,mr4 ,davidson's ,eyes71 or travell+ into ! ye> #cj1jjj 7,"t ,ma*9e71 b always !re is v]isimilitude4 ,we "k t x _c be true1 ! tale he tells1 b we are will+ to believe ) him t x is true4 ,= romance is a legitimate field4 ,if y c imag9e a rattl+ good fairy /ory1 g to x4 ,m>k ,twa9 wrote a good tale ab\t a microbe & ,v]ne wrote a good "o ab\t a trip on a meteor to ! f>!/ edge ( ! sol> sy/em4 ,!re is pl5ty ( room 9 betwe5 ^! = y4 ,true1 j at ?is pres5t mom5t ! p5dulum sw+s t[>d realism1 or1 if x has n swung1 at any rate !re is a m\nta9 ( reali/ic /uff on h&1 b at any mom5t a fanta/ic romance may leap into favor4 ,s close y\r e>s to ! %ort /ory pr(essors ) _! w>n+s aga9/ improbability & all t k9d ( ?+4 ,write :at y feel y mu/ write1 = if y mu/ write1 y mu/1 & if y are n impell$ to writ+1 n all ! read+ ( books1 nor li/5+ to lectures w aid y "o :it4 ,,viii4 ,,on ,,sex4 ,william ,m>ion ,re$y said1 8,9 lit]ature j n[ x is sex o' clock40 ,he 0 deplor+ some:at ! insi/5ce ^u sex & sex matt]s t seems to be fa%ionable4 ,we _h a good talk on t1 &1 pres5tly1 t outspok51 cle>-m9d$ writ]1 ,frank ,putnam1 jo9$ 94 ,s !re 7 ?ree editors1 nei!r ( :om _h puritanical notions1 all pretty mu* 9 accord4 ,we came to a r\gh k9d ( conclusion t !re 0 di/ortion ( a k9d :5 matt]s ( sex occupi$ too prom95t a place 9 lit]ature4 ,und]/& me1 no "o ( u 7 o!r ?an gross 9 "p ourselves1 b we knew t ! "p t sex play$ 9 our lives 0 v small z comp>$ ) o!r ?+s4 ,9 "s ill-def9$ way x seem$ t 9 lit]ature x %\ld be> ab\t ! same proportion t x does 9 actual life4 ,9 life1 !re are wom5 :o sell !mselves1 m5 :o s$uce1 wom5 :o attract s$uc]s1 & ^? :o get into all k9ds ( tr\ble because ( sex1 & t be+ ! case1 x is folly to hide x1 or to pret5d t ?+s are o!rwise4 ,a writ] %\ld n be mealy m\!d4 ,b :5 !re is an ov] insi/5ce ^u sexual appetite1 we are =c$ to believe t x c be expla9$ only by ! ab]ration ( a p]v]t$ fancy4 ,!re is a happy m$ium betwe5 mon/]s ( virtue all correct1 con/ra9$ & *>m+1 & human billy-goats4 ,to be sure !re is an impetuosity ( ! s5ses1 an upwell+ ( ! blood1 b !re is some?+ else4 ,un=tunately1 nationally1 we are giv5 to false mode/y4 ,p]haps x is ! revolt aga9/ t :i* has made = ?is ov] insi/5ce on sex 9 lit]ature4 ,if s1 x w ev5tually prove to h be5 a mo/ excell5t ?+ %\ld x succe$ 9 br++ u to our s5ses4 ,=1 z matt]s are1 & accord+ to ! accept$ /&>d ( 8respectability10 we w\ld give welcome to nei!r a ,h5ry ,field+ ) 8 8,tom ,jones10 a ,smollett1 a ,swift1 a ,w4 ,l4 ,george1 a ,lawr5ce1 a ,george ,moore nor ev5 a ,%akespe>e ) 8 ,sonnets4 ,mu* less c\ld we h a ,balzac1 a ,de ,maupassant1 a ,murg] or a ,moli]e4 ,z x is1 we are deb>r$ f mu* t is well wor? :ile f ! p5s ( =eign au?ors1 :ile !re is a v active und]gr\nd trade1 z e man kn[s1 9 /uff t is frankly pornographic4 ,,ix4 ,,s ,,!y ,,m>ri$ ,,&-- ,j n[1 ,i turn$ to a pile ( common novels1 ! sort t is "h today & gone tomorr[1 & op5$ !m at ! la/ page4 ,some:]e !re ,i f\nd t 8%e float$ into 8 arms10 8! /ra9s ( ! ,w$d+ ,m>* 7 borne on an aft]noon air10 8,y are ! only "o ,i h liv$ =10 or "s su* s5t5ce4 ,i also f9d t ( t5 %ort /ories submitt$ = inspection1 n9e deal ) ! problem ( gett+ a wife4 ,n[1 z w be cle> to e ?9k+ man1 ! problems ( life d n end ) m>riage4 ,r d !y beg9 ) !m4 ,m>riage is n an ideal /ate1 ! end ( grief1 ! solution ( all problems4 ,9 fact1 "u pres5t economic conditions1 x is exactly :at has be5 call$ an egosime a deux4 ,to ?r[ two p toge!r1 9 ev]la/+ close proximity1 is a dang]\s ?+ to d at any "t1 & 9 any conditions4 ,! only possible amelioration is a community ( intellectual int]e/s betwe5 man & wife1 :i*1 z we "k1 is extremely r>e4 ,lack+ t1 !re mu/ be frequ5t discont5t4 ,! two p>ties to ! contract are ?r[n too mu* toge!r4 ,! fem99e 8moods0 get on ! n]ves ( ! man4 ,! v fact t conv5tion prev5ts ! man f hav+ o!r female fri5ds1 & ! woman f hav+ male fri5ds1 exac]bates ! tr\ble4 ,! two become m or less isolat$ & !re is revolt--p]haps op5ly express$1 p]haps hidd54 ,! fir/ fi]ce sexual appetite be+ satisfi$1 8love0 passes into coldness & by a natural transition1 coldness into dislike4 ,!n come *ildr5 p]haps1 & m>riage s9ks into a /]n1 indissolvable p>tn]%ip ) nev] end+ worry & fret = ! man1 & un5d+ petty toil = ! woman4 ,utt] bor$om is call$ virtue & morality4 ,a mu/y1 fu/y old pair1 yawn+ 9 ea* o!r's faces on a front por* 9 utt] vacuity1 are po9t$ out by ! conv5tional z a model ( cont5tm5t4 ,a volume w\ld n exhau/ ! li/ ( tr\bles t come :5 ! m>riage /ate is ent]$4 ,s1 let u 9 writ+1 pa9t ?+s z !y are to ! end t ! "y %all hold no illusions4 ,pa9t no idyllic picture ( love 9 a cottage1 nor pres5t some?+ t has b ! remote/ ref]5ce to life z x is4 ,edw>d ,c>p5t]1 9 8 8,love's ,com+ ( ,age0 has mu* to say on ?is subject4 ,! little book is pack$ full ( s\nd common s5se4 ,/ories on ! relations ( ! sexes t d n t\* on ! triangle feature h be5 writt5 9 pl5ty1 & ! ,sm>t ,set has _h _m good pages on ! !me4 ,b x has be5 ov]look$ by ,am]icans1 t ,william ,makepeace ,?ack]ay1 a satiri/ second only to ,swift1 br\ght a consummate clev]ness to be> on ! subject4 ,8 m>ri$ c\ples pass 9 review be=e ! read] l a s]ies ( w>n+s4 ,we read ) amusem5t1 to recognize ) s]i\sness1 mov+ among u 9 life ! v *>act]s he portrays4 ,we "k 8 ,miss ,blan*e1 act+ ! m>tyr1 eyes ev] well+ ) te>s1 try+ to cat* a husb& :o w sympa?ize ) h] s5sitive he>t4 ,we h se5 a ,mrs4 ,o',d[d1 pomp\s & boa/ful & pr\d1 b5t on m>ry+ e ba*elor %e c lay h] h&s on4 ,we "k ,amelias1 wildly jeal\s1 lead+ a husb& a devil ( a "t4 ,we rememb] _m l ,hel5 ,p5d5nis1 silly c\ntry prudes ( no education1 full ( ! h>%ness ( ,puritanism4 ,we recall dec5t wom5 l ,lady ,ca/lewood m>ri$ to drunk5 & imbecile boors1 & by contra/1 high-/rung fell[s ti$ to wom5 :o h ! m9ds & ! education ( a kit*5 maid4 ,!re are families ( ,pontos yawn+ 9 solitude1 m5 ^: acqua9tances are too vulg> = _! wives1 & wives :o scorn _! husb&s4444 ,g to ,?ack]ay if y w\ld write1 &1 :5 tempt$ to dismiss y\r *>act]s ) ! reflection t m>riages are made 9 ,heav51 be> 9 m9d t if su* 0 ! case1 ,heav5 0 (t5 a bad workman z f> z g5]at+ e>?ly happ9ess is conc]n$4 ,x4 ,sample ,subject ,sugge/ions4 ,:e!r ,i 0 born ) a crook$ /reak1 or :e!r mu* travel 9 odd corn]s ( ! _w & liv+ ) odd p has giv5 me a k9d ( twi/ ,i d n "k4 ,"s times ,i am v sorry = myself3 b ,i _c see ?+s 9 ! way p tell me ,i %\ld see !m4 ,! wor/ ( x is t ?is disability ( m9e places a b> betwe5 me & my fell[s m (t5 ?an n4 ,= in/ance1 ,i _c see any?+ v noble1 elevat+ or inspir+ 9 ! ritual ( secret societies4 ,! 8good lessons0 t o!rs tell me are to be le>n$ 9 ! hidd5 arcana1 ,i nev] f9d4 ,i draw ! mo/ extravagantly wrong inf]5ces f ! ritual4 ,:5ev] ,i he> public speak]s say nice ?+s :i* seem to please my neighbors1 my m9d goes (f at a tang5t 9 a k9d ( exam9ation z x did ! o!r day :5 ,i read a /ory 9 :i* mu* /ress 0 laid on s\!rn hospitality4 ,i v mu* d\bt$ t !re 0 9 ! s\? any m hospitality ?an 9 ! nor?1 or ! ea/1 or ! we/4 ,tramp+ ! roads ( ! s\? z ,i (t5 d1 ,i f9d t "o autoi/ out ( tw5ty-five or s w (f] to c>ry me to ! next t[n4 ,t is ab\t ! proportion ,i f\nd 9 ! nor?4 ,( c\rse1 9 ! s\?1 exactly z 9 ! nor?1 :]e advantages are to be ga9$1 or :]e favors are to be expect$1 !re is a ru% to d honor4 ,if ,i am kn[n z a writ+ fell[1 ,i am tak5 to see ! %[ places1 ! local sights1 ! sc5ic views4 ,b if ,i happ5 along dress$ z a common labor]1 ,i meet no m hospitality 9 ! s\? ?an any:]e else4 ,! wat*dog s\? ( ! ,mason & ,dixon l9e is z unfri5dly z 8 c\s9 9 ,ohio or ,m9nesota4 ,i tell ?is1 n by way ( p]suad+ y to my viewpo9t1 b s t y %all exam9e at fir/ h& "s ( ! notes :i* ,i h made f "t to "t z bases = prospective %ort /ories4 ,giv5 "t1 ,i %all make /ories ar\nd !m myself1 b1 if y beat me to x1 well & good4 ,my m5tal attitude 9 ?is respect is mu* l ! h5 :o cackles :5 %e has laid an egg4 ,%e has produc$ ! pot5tial *ick1 if fo/] mo!rs make x actual1 well & good4 ,s1 if y make a /ory ( any "o ( ^!1 y h my b5ison4 ,fir/4 ,i read a lecture by ,conan ,doyle 9 ! c\rse ( :i* he assur$ u t on ! o!r side ( ! veil we %all meet our s\l mates4 ,soon aft] t appe>$ 9 pr9t1 ,i _h no less ?an five manuscripts ( /ories bas$ on ! idea t al?\gh lov]s 7 sep>at$ "h1 !re w\ld be a r++ ( bells 9 heav5 :5 !y ru%$ toge!r1 ) an et]nity be=e !m4 ,n[ x seems to me t "s ( u :o h _h exp]i5ces1 &1 9 ! c\rse ( "t h be5 happily deliv]$ f our aff9ities1 w\ld n be elat$ ov] ! prospect t ,doyle sets be=e u4 ,!re's a /ory !re4 ,second4 ,a fairly well-writt5 pamphlet =etold a "t :5 ,labor1 upris+ 9 its might w\ld put all executives to "w ) pick & %ovel1 hamm] & saw1 :5 ! day ( rejoic+ w\ld be at h&4 ,my note on ?is w\ld sugge/ a /ory to ! effect t a c\ple ( doz5 really fir/-class executives drawn f capitali/ic ent]prises1 & paid a high] wage ?an !y c\ld hope = 9 _! old jobs1 w\ld m>%al ! =ces ( ,labor & w9 = x ! victory x craves4 ,! /ory w\ld g on to %[ t ,labor is n will+ to und]take ! sacrifice t w\ld lead to victory3 t x is mi/ru/ful & too prone to treat its own fri5ds ) coldness1 d5unciation1 ridicule1 suspicion2 t x is too prone to hot air & s5tim5tality4 ,! conclusion w\ld be drawn z a salut>y lesson to ,labor1 t :ile ,capital measures all ?+s by doll>s & c5ts1 x is n too /+y to pay a good price = :at x wants4 ,consequ5tly x w9s1 = money gets ! man4 ,?ird4 ,an editorial told ( ! good "t com+ :5 ,labor & ,capital %all meet face to face4 ,i d n believe 9 any su* good "t1 & w\ld d all 9 my p[] to prev5t su* a meet+4 ,my reasons w\ld be t 9 ! pa/1 ,labor & ,capital h met face to face1 & ! cla% ( c\nt5ances 0 l unto t :5 two rams meet1 bo? ( :om are enam\r$ ( ! same ewe4 ,i project a /ory !n sett+ t =?1 ) ! ultimate decision arriv$ at t ,capital admits x mu/ get all t x c at ! l[e/ price1 & ,labor mu/ get all x c at ! lea/ ex]tion co/4 ,"u su* circum/ances1 x is idle to hope = agreem5t1 & my /ory %\ld %[ bo? p>ties putt+ aside cam\flage & agree+ on ! issue4 ,f\r?4 ,9 a secret society1 ,i he>d a national (ficial talk = an h\r or m on ! elevat+ influ5ce ( lodge "w1 prais+ ! memb]s pres5t = _! att5tion to duty4 ,my /ory w\ld %[ t mo/ m5 att5d lodge z a refuge & a hid+ place1 to escape ! bor$om ( home1 wife & *ildr5 & t lodge "w 0 really no?+ b solemn play1 & nei!r religion nor a sub/itute = x4 ,fif?4 ,9 high wra?1 a man wrote a lett] to a local pap] d5\nc+ ! editor = ! /& he _h tak54 ,! man !n felt t he _h /ung ! editor1 & imag9$ him squirm+ "u ! bl[s receiv$4 ,write a /ory %[+ t "u su* circum/ances a newspap] editor is highly pleas$1 = ! object+ lett] %[s him t = once ! bomba/ic nons5se he has writt5 0 read4 ,,xi4 ,on ,/yle4 ,on ! subject ( /yle1 ! au?ors ( books tell+ h[ to write1 fl\nd] solemnly4 ,!y rem9d me v mu* ( ,van ,ve*t5's tale ( ! r massive female :o tri$ to expla9 a cubi/ic production to an outspok5 d\bt] & com+ a cropp] 9 ! ef=t1 prov$ t %e knew no?+ ab\t ! subject4 ,! said d\bt] _h decl>$ t 8,!re's always a lot ( talk1 b no?+ is cle>40 ,& x is exactly s :5 self appo9t$ in/ructors arise to expla9 8/yle0 9 lit]ature4 ,p]haps if y get ?is into y\r m9d x w s]ve4 ,to tell a /ory1 two p]sons are involv$--a writ] & a read]4 ,x is ! bus9ess ( ! writ] to w91 to p]suade ! read]4 ,all ! re/ foll[s4 ,! writ] mu/ *oose ! cle>e/ way1 ! ne>e/ way1 ! mo/ pleasant way4 ,8 mann] ( do+ t is 8 /yle4 ,next1 h[ %all /yle be atta9$8 ,take ,?oreau = y\r tea*] 9 ?is4 ,he said3 8,if y h any?+ to say x w fall f y z a /one falls f y\r h&40 ,y "k t is true4 ,( c\rse1 diff]5t m5 w h diff]5t ways ( express+ !mselves j z !y h mann]isms 9 _! daily acts4 ,b we mu/ rememb] t "o man's /yle w n fit ano!r man4 ,imitation is idle4 ,t is all ,i c tell y ab\t /yle4 ,i c\ld wrap :at ,i h said above into a cloak ( ornam5tal language or cov] x lay] ^u lay] ) elaborations z ! lay]s ( an onion are ab\t a c5tral core1 b c\ld say no?+ else ( value4 ,/ill1 z _m books h be5 writt5 on ! subject by ma/] m9ds1 & z ,i h ^? books on my %elves1 ,i %all give y 9 ! p>agraph t foll[s1 "s idea ( :at /yli/s h to say1 &1 t be+ done1 %all copy = y c]ta9 passages f books n v popul> & !re=e h>d to get at1 s t = y\rself y may see ! extraord9>y diff]5ces 9 /yle4 ,take ,s*op5hau]'s view4 ,x is to be f\nd 9 8 ,p>]ga4 8,e m$iocre writ] tries to mask 8 own natural /yle4444 ,if !y w\ld g hone/ly to "w1 & say1 q simply1 ! ?+s !y h really ?\ght1 & j z !y h ?\ght !m1 ^! writ]s w\ld be readable &1 )9 _! own prop] sph]e1 ev5 in/ructive4 8,b in/ead ( ?is !y try to make ! read] believe t _! ?\ghts h gone mu* fur!r & deep] ?an is really ! case4 ,!y say :at !y h to say 9 long s5t5ces t w9d ab\t 9 a =c$ & unnatural way2 !y co9 new words & write prolix p]iods :i* g r\nd & r\nd 9 ! ?\ght & wrap x up 9 a sort ( disguise4 ,!y tremble betwe5 ! two sep>ate aims ( communicat+ :at !y want to say & ( conceal+ x4 ,_! object is to dress x up s t x may look le>n$ & deep1 9 ord] to give p ! impression t !re is v mu* m ?an = ! mom5t meets ! eye40 ,& aga93 8,! fir/ rule = good /yle is t ! au?or %\ld h some?+ to say40 ,! ,engli% noveli/1 ,sir ,ar?ur ,quill]-,c\*1 9 a lecture deliv]$ at ! ,univ]sity ( ,cambridge1 has ?is to say3 8,z te*nically manife/$ 9 lit]ature x 7/yle7 is ! p[] to t\* ) ease1 grace1 precision1 any note 9 ! gamut ( human ?\ght or emotion40 ,next take ! ,fr5*man1 ,comte de ,buffon4 ,x 0 he :o said3 8,! /yle is ! man himself40 ,i ?9k y w und]/& & enjoy ! passage t foll[s3 8,b :5 he has made a plan1 :5 once he has br\ght toge!r & put 9 ord] all ! ?\ghts ess5tial to 8 subject1 he w see easily ! in/ant :5 he ought to take up 8 p51 he w feel ) c]ta9ty t 8 m9d is ready to br+ =?1 he w be press$ to give bir? to 8 ideas1 & w f9d only pleasure 9 writ+2 8 ideas w succe$ ea* o!r easily1 & ! /yle w be natural & ready2 ! w>m? born ( ?is pleasure w diffuse itself ev]y:]e & give life to ea* expression2 ! animation w become high] & high]2 ! tone w become exalt$2 objects w take on color2 & feel+ bl5d$ ) intellect w increase ! w>m gl[1 w c>ry x f>!r1 w make x pass f t :i* "o says to t :i* "o is ab\t to say1 & ! /yle w become int]e/+ & lum9\s40 ,i cull ?is = y f ,john ,rusk93 8,s long z no words are utt]$ b 9 fai?fulness1 s long ! art ( language goes on exalt+ itself2 b ! mom5t x is %ap$ & *isell$ on ext]nal pr9ciples1 x falls into frivolity1 & p]i%es40444 8,no noble nor "r /yle 0 ev] yet f\nd$ b out ( a s9c]e he>t40444 8,no man is wor? read+ to =m y\r /yle1 :o does n mean :at he says2 nor 0 any great /yle ev] inv5t$ b by "s man :o meant :at he said40 ,n[ "h ,?oreau aga93 8,we are (t5 /ruck by ! =ce & precision ( /yle to :i* h>d work+ m51 unpractic$ 9 writ+1 easily atta9 :5 requir$ to make ! ef=t4 ,z if pla9ness & vigor & s9c]ity1 ! ornam5ts ( /yle1 7 bett] le>n$ on ! f>m & 9 ! work%op ?an 9 ! s*ool40 ,read+ t1 consid] ,jack ,london ! virile1 ,rob]t ,burns ! boy on ! /one bruis$ f>m1 ,john ,bunyan ! t9k]1 ,masefield ! sailor & b>t5d]1 ,w4 ,h4 ,davies ! hobo1 ,c>adoc ,evans ! boy :o 0 always hungry & tir$4 ,! la/ nam$ ma/]$ ,engli% ?r\gh ! /udy ( ! ,bible4 ,! passage bel[ is tak5 f 8 book1 8,my ,neighbors40 ,except p]haps ,bunyan1 no bett] example c\ld be giv5 ( %e] =ce & precision ( /yle4 8,our ,god is a big man3 a tall man mu* high] ?an ! highe/ *apel 9 ,wales & broad] ?an ! broade/ *apel4 ,= ! promis$ day t ,he comes to deliv] u a s]mon1 we %all h made a hole 9 ! ro( & take d[n a wall4 ,our ,god has a long1 :ite be>d1 & he is n unlike ! ,fa!r ,*ri/mas ( picture books4 ,(t5 ,he lies on 8 /oma* on ! ,heav5's floor1 an eye at "o ( 8 myriad ( peep holes wat*+ t we keep 8 laws4 ,our ,god we>s a frock coat1 a />*$ l95 coll> & a black necktie1 & a silk hat1 & on ! ,sabba? ,he prea*es to ! congregation ( ,heav54 8,heav5 is a ,wel% *apel3 b its pulpit is ( gold1 & its walls1 pews1 floor1 ro(1 h>monium1 & its clock--:i* m>ks ! days ( ! mon? z well z ! h\rs ( ! day--are glass4 ,! inhabitants are clo!d 9 :ite %irts 9 :i* !y 7 buri$ & 9 :i* !y arose at ! ,call3 & ! language ( ,god & 8 angels & ( ! ,company ( ! ,prophets is ,wel%1 t be+ ! language spok5 9 ! g>d5 ( ,ed5 & by ,jacob1 ,moses1 ,abraham1 & ,elijah4 8,x is no miracle t we are religi\s4 ,our ,god is j beh9d ! prea*]1 & ,he is 9 ! semblance ( ! prea*] & we believe 9 ,him truly4 ,x is no miracle t we are pray]ful4 ,our ,god is by u 9 our haggl+s & *eat+s4 ,bacca ,pehffos prays t ! deal]s' eyes are clos$ to ! disease ( h] h52 ,%on ,por? asks ! ,big ,man to de/roy 8 pregnant si/] into ^: b$ ,satan entic$ him2 ,ianto ,tyba* says3 #8,give me a nice bit ( haymak+ wea!r1 ,god ba*4 ,/rike my bro!r ,eno* dead or bl9d & see ,i h 8 fields )\t any old bo!r4 ,a *ampion am ,i 9 ! religi\s & !re's gifts ,i give ! prea*]4 ,ask ,him4 ,t's all40 ,n[ consid] a v diff]5t /yle4 ,x is f ,*>les ,lamb :o came ne>] a*iev+ p]fection ?an anyone 9 lit]ature4 ,8 art is s cunn+ly conceal$ t x has ! appe>ance ( almo/ c>eless disc\rse4 8,i am no ,quak] at my food4 ,i confess ,i am n indiff]5t to ! k9ds ( x4 ,^? unctu\s morsels ( de]'s fle% 7 n made to be receiv$ ) dispassionate s]vices4 ,i hate a man :o swall[s x1 affect+ n to "k :at he is eat+4 ,i suspect 8 ta/e 9 high] matt]s4 ,i %r9k in/9ctively f "o :o pr(esses to l m9c$ veal4 ,!re is a physiognomical "* 9 ! ta/es = food4 ,c---- holds t a man _c h a pure m9d :o refuses apple dumpl+s4 ,i am n c]ta9 b he is "r4 ,) ! decay ( my fir/ innoc5ce1 ,i confess a less & less reli% daily = ^? innocu\s cates4 ,! :ole vegetable tribe h lo/ _! gu/ = me4 ,only ,i /ick to asp>agus1 :i* /ill seems to inspire g5tle ?\ghts40 ,at ?is po9t ,i sp5t a full half h\r try+ to hit ^u a p>agraph = reproduction "h f ,/ev5son's 8,virg9ibus ,pu]isque40 ,b )\t success4 ,y c no m te> a p>agraph f t admirable essay ?an y c take a jewel f its sett+ & h ! ?+ z x 04 ,s y mu/ turn to 8 essay = y\rself4 ,y %\ld also read 8 8,travels ) a ,donkey40 ,&1 :ile y are ab\t x1 d n =get to read mu* ( ,de ,qu9cey1 & also ( ,goldsmi?4 ,,xii4 ,a ,neglect$ ,field4 ,!re is opportunity 9 full1 a va/ field to exploit 9 ! writ+ ( juv5iles1 to use ! t]m appli$ to t bran* ( lit]ature :i* appeals to ! "y4 ,x is especially ! case 9 /ories appeal+ to gr[+ girls :o1 hav+ pass$ f ! excell5t ,john ,m>t9's ,book /age & into ! ,/4 ,ni*olas age1 are unwill+ to leap =?right into ,g5e ,/ratton ,port] & ,h>old ,bell ,wright4 ,9 ,engl&1 & import$ into ! ea/]n /ates1 !re us$ to be a well edit$ j\rnal call$ ! ,girls' ,own ,pap]1 b x is import$ no long]4 ,no "o has q tak5 ! place ( ,l\isa ,may ,alcott1 or ,m>g>et ,sidney ) h] ,pepp] ,s]ies4 ,good /ories = boys too are comp>atively r>e1 ?\gh ! ,y\?'s ,companion1 lead] 9 ?is field1 pays well1 is well edit$ & widely read4 ,lads ( a pa/ g5]ation f>$ f> bett] = read+ matt] ?an ^? ( today4 ,!re 0 a bord] l& z x 71 a lit]ature t int]e/$ m5 z well z boys ( _s4 ,! "w ( ,jules ,v]ne1 s admirably translat$1 is ) u & our publi%]s1 sadly neglect$4 ,8 books1 toge!r ) ! /ories ( adv5ture by ,paul de ,*aillu1 l$ millions ( lads to high] read+ planes4 ,!n !re 0 ,h>rison ,a9swor? ) 8 semi-hi/orical fiction1 ,ballantyne ) 8 %ort tales ( fire-fight]s1 sailors1 lifeboat m5 & o!rs 9 adv5tur\s call+s1 & ,?omas ,hughes & 8 ho/ ( foll[]s ) bright s*ool-boy tales4 ,engl& has "s good "w 9 t direction today1 especially 9 :at is be+ done by ,h5ry ,newbolt :o writes ( old w>riors & new1 ( de$s ( d]r+-d & wild adv5ture1 nor %\ld we omit ,frank ,t4 ,bull5 ) 8 8,cruise ( ! ,ca*alot0 & o!r tales1 or ,basil ,lubbock1 fit successor to ,dana4 ,i p>ticul>ly urge ambiti\s writ]s to look into ?is field ( lit]ature4 ,our lads today are f$ up to nausea ) tales ( ,boy ,sc\ts1 squ>e-*9n$ lads :o1 s+le-h&$1 r\t$ ,g]man regim5ts1 capta9s ( indu/ry 9 embryo1 amateur detectives & all t sort ( ?+4 ,:at we ne$1 is1 n to try to rob boyhood ( its gold5 days & to ?ru/ ideas ( bus9ess success into !m1 b to (f] !m food = lively imag9ations4 ,give !m read+ = read+'s sake & n = "s ult]ior motive4 ,boys d n want 8lessons0 9 books any m ?an !y ne$ 8lessons0 9 a ball game4 ,!re is :]e ,i w\ld take issue ) ,frankl9 ,k4 ,mat!ws ( ! ,boy ,sc\t movem5t :o1 n s long ago at a publi%]s' conv5tion1 said t !re 0 a great field = exploitation 9 ! t5 million boys hungry = read+ matt]4 ,s f> s good1 b1 urg+ publi%]s to cultivate ?is field1 he quot$ ! wife ( a college pr(essor ) approval :o _h express$ h] desire to 8d some?+ to keep ! boys s5sibly occupi$ on ,sunday aft]noons0 & _h add$ t 8p>5ts d n believe 9 d>e-devil books :i* w\ld be ( int]e/ to boys40 ,n[ ,i hold t if we are to raise a g5]ation ( read]s1 we mu/ d exactly contr>y to t :i* is "h sugge/$4 ,consid]4 ,if y read ! ,mat!ws' quotation ) c>e1 y cat* a fa9t & fu/y flavor t recalls 8be/0 rooms ) clo?-cov]$ r\nd tables be>+ books set at ma!matically arrang$ di/ances ap>t1 radiat+ f a c5t] ( imitation fruit1 done 9 wax1 cov]$ ) a glass %ade4 ,y w also get a s5se ( a prim lady h&+ y a copy ( ,samuel ,smiles' 8,self ,help10 ) ! injunction1 8,be good1 because x's ,sunday40 ,) no respect :atev] = anyone's op9ion1 :5 ,mr4 ,mat!ws & ! wife ( a college pr(essor1 toge!r ) ! object+ p>5ts attempt to ex]cise surveillance ov] ! boy's read+1 & affect ! illimitable conceit t !y "k :at is1 & :at is n1 prop]1 !y n only /ultify !mselves1 b proclaim !mselves ! enemies ( boys1 &1 fur!r1 take ! fir/ /ep t[>ds disrupt+ an organization t has a p[] = good--an organization t s f> has n be5 captur$ = ult]ior motives4 ,fr5zi$ ) ! fa%ionable fev] = prohibition1 !y ru% to jo9 t ,sect ^: *ief devotion lies ,9 odd1 p]v]se antipa?ies3 ,9 fall+ out ) t or ?is ,& f9d+ some:at /ill amiss4 ,/urdy ( gr[? ?\gh ! ,boy ,sc\t movem5t is1 be sure t any reptant ,puritanical int]f]5ce w mo/ assur$ly result 9 labefaction4 ,a boy is an unspoilt man1 & ^! are ! elem5ts t ent] into 8 "*3 en?usiasm1 f]vor1 c\rage & g5]osity4 ,a boy is bo? unmoral & unreligi\s4 ,he has a sublime contempt ( cu/om & ( conv5tionality1 & is almo/ de/itute ( selfi%ness4 ,moreov]1 he is assur$ ( 8 "r to 8 own op9ion & ! correctness ( 8 own *oice4 ,t he is a *os5 in/rum5t = ! emancipation ( ! human race3 t he1 once untrammel$1 c a*ieve ! triumph ( ju/ice ov] c5turies ( oppression2 t1 once atta9+ manhood1 he w "r all wrongs1 he is z c]ta9 z he is ( 8 own exi/5ce4 ,8 h]oes1 he insi/s1 %all be end[$ ) simil> qualities4 ,fur!r1 & ?is ,mr4 ,mat!ws & ! college pr(essor's wife1 ) object+ p>5ts1 %\ld m>k well1 ! av]age1 normal boy has a deep conviction t p>5ts1 prea*]s & tea*]s are n>r[-m9d$ old fogies1 ei!r et]nally %amm+ or %[+ (f1 utt]ly de/itute ( orig9ality1 & full ( silly prejudice4 ,! boys are n f> wrong4 ,!re=e1 ! obnoxi\s (fici\sness--b :at's ! use4 ,z to d>e devil books1 c any normal1 s5sible man1 n a ,/igg9s1 a ,pecksniff1 or a ,uriah ,heep1 put 8 f+] on any book ( t class1 t he read :5 a lively boy1 & say1 8,if ,i _h n read ?is1 ,i w\ld h be5 a bett]1 weal?i]1 heal?i] man2 ,i w\ld today h be5 san]1 holi]1 wis]80 ,c any read+ man :o has liv$ ) ^? gallant d>e-devil creations t he le>n$ to love & admire be=e he knew ,becky ,%>p or ,he/] ,prynne1 or ,corporal ,trim1 say t he w\ld will+ly oblit]ate ! memory ( any "o ( !m8 ,on ! o!r h&1 m5tally review+ an imag9>y p>ade ( boyhood h]oes1 does n "o's he>t beat quick]1 does !re n come a ?rill ( joy z ! gold5 days be=e disillusionm5t are recall$8 ,picture ! procession6 ,x w d y good4 ,no ,b>num & ,bailey amalgamation ( circuses c mat*1 nor civic pageant pale x4 ,! great iron gates ( ! boys' ,valhalla fly op5 ) a clang1 & ! lank-jaw$1 pe/if]\s prohibitioni/ flees be=e ! noble ?rong4 ,all brave 9 _! ,l9coln gre51 ,rob9 ,hood & 8 m]ry m5 lead ! way4 ,y see ,fri> ,tuck & ,little ,john1 ,w ,sc>lett1 & ,alan-a-,dale4 ,jack ,%eph>d foll[s1 ke5 ey$ & li!1 a m]ry rogue laugh+ at %ackles & h&cuffs1 to :om ,h\d9i is b a pale gho/4 ,dick ,turp9 too is !re a/ride ( 8 bonny ,black ,bess1 & ,claude ,duval ! gallant1 ) ,c>t\*e1 & ,monte ,cri/o my/]ically visible 9 8 sack4 ,capta9 ,kidd ) blood /a9$ b&age m>*es ) ,jesse ,james & ! ,y\ng] bro!rs1 & ,phileas ,fogg ! imp]turbable1 unsmil+ & resolute1 t\*es elb[s ) ,john ,l4 ,sullivan & ,jake ,kilra94 ,quasimodo comes1 & ,george ! runn] & ,bea* ! o>sman1 ,long ,john ,silv] & old man ,pew1 ,gagool & ,natty ,bumpo1 ,gordon ,pym & ! ,man 9 ! ,iron ,mask1 ,all5 ,quat]ma9 & ,gaborieu's detectives4 ,cov]$ ) yell[ du/ ( ,new ,mexico1 glitt]+ ) silv] & gold1 ride ! immortal ,scalp ,hunt]s & ! pla9sm5 ( ,capta9 ,mayne ,reid1 :ile ! ,iron ,pirate & ,jack ,h>kaway g arm 9 arm4 ,sailors1 fire fight]s1 c[boys1 :al]s1 smuggl]s ?ick] ?rong4 ,spe>s1 bann]s1 bayonets1 lassoes1 bol$ores1 battle axes & m>l9spikes bri/le above mass$ heads4 ,wild1 /range oa?s fill ! air4 ,/eel cla%es on /eel4 ,!n comes a cr[d ( h]oes s compact t ) difficulty y pick out "o "h & !re--trim ,mid%ipman ,easy1 ,h>ry ,lorrequ]1 ,pet] ,simple1 ,h&y ,&y1 ,p]cival ,ke5e1 ,b>on ,mun*aus51 ,n$ ,kelley ! iron clad ,au/ralian bu% rang]1 ,tracy ! outlaw1 ,val5t9e ,vox1 ,peace ! burgl>1 ,a?os1 ,por?os1 ,aramis1 ! ,w&]+ ,jew4 ,n a woman1 n a s$uc]1 n a pe/il5tial prohibitioni/ 9 all t glori\s1 gold51 glitt]+ galaxy4 ,n a sa9t1 a /atesman or an uplift] !re4 ,n "o c\ld y f9d to be accus$ ( inju/ice1 ( prejudice1 ( n>r[ m9d$ness4 ,n "o b w\ld leap to qu>t]-/aff1 to b[1 to mace1 to dirk1 to pi/ol or musket 9 def5se ( lib]ty & fre$om4 ,n a solit>y religi\s "* w\ld y f9d1 except x be ,sampson1 admitt$ by reason ( 8 h\se-wreck+ activities4 ,by all ! gods1 if ?is little book %all result 9 b "o rattl+ good %ort /ory1 "o real good tale ( adv5ture1 j "o good /ory = boys t are boys1 & n tight fi/$ m5 be=e _! 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