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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



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