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Chapter 15

           "Genius!"Irepeatedscornfully—"Thepublicareperfectlyincapableofrecognizingsuchaquality!"

           "Youthinkso?"hesaidstillsmiling—"youreallythinkso?Inthatcaseit’sveryoddisn’tit,howeverythingthatistrulygreatinartandliteraturebecomessowidelyknownandhonoured,notonlyinthiscountrybutineverycivilizedlandwherepeoplethinkorstudy?Youmustrememberthatalltheveryfamousmenandwomenhavebeensteadily‘writtendown’intheirday,eventothelateEnglishLaureate,Tennyson,whowas‘criticized’forthemostpartinthepurestBillingsgate—itisonlythemediocritieswhoareever‘writtenup.’Itseemsasifthestupidpublicreallyhadahandinselectingthese‘great,’forthereviewerswouldneverstandthematanyprice,tilldriventoacknowledgethembythepopularforcemajeure.Butconsideringthebarbarouswantofcultureandutterfoolishnessofthepublic,Geoffrey,whatIwonderat,isthatyoushouldcaretoappealtoitatall!"

           Isatsilent—inwardlychafingunderhisremarks.

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