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is so remarkable in yours。 You are going on sedately travelling
through your ages; decently changing with the years to the proper
tune。 And here am I; quite out of my true course; and with nothing
in my foolish elderly head but love…stories。 This must repose upon
some curious distinction of temperaments。 I gather from a phrase;
boldly autobiographical; that you are … well; not precisely growing
thin。 Can that be the difference?
It is rather funny that this matter should come up just now; as I
am at present engaged in treating a severe case of middle age in
one of my stories … 'The Justice…Clerk。' The case is that of a
woman; and I think that I am doing her justice。 You will be
interested; I believe; to see the difference in our treatments。
SECRETA VITAE; comes nearer to the case of my poor Kirstie。 Come
to think of it; Gosse; I believe the main distinction is that you
have a family growing up around you; and I am a childless; rather
bitter; very clear…eyed; blighted youth。 I have; in fact; lost the
path that makes it easy and natural for you to descend the hill。 I
am going at it straight。 And where I have to go down it is a
precipice。
I must not forget to give you a word of thanks for AN ENGLISH
VILLAGE。 It reminds me strongly of Keats; which is enough to say;
and I was particularly pleased with the petulant sincerity of the
concluding sentiment。
Well; my dear Gosse; here's wishing you all health and prosperity;
as well as to the mistress and the bairns。 May you live long;
since it seems as if you would continue to enjoy life。 May you
write many more books as good as this one … only there's one thing
impossible; you can never write another dedication that can give
the same pleasure to the vanished
TUSITALA。
End of Volume 2