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Chapter 3

           Hewouldliketogiveplaytohisimagination,andfollowtheinspirationofhisgenius,butasoldierisonlyateaseintheguard-room,andthepenstopshalf-way,aslavetodiscipline.Howdelightful!ThefirsttimeImetanexampleofthishandwriting,Iwaspositivelyastonished,andwheredoyouthinkIchancedtofindit?InSwitzerland,ofallplaces!NowthatisanordinaryEnglishhand.Itcanhardlybeimproved,itissorefinedandexquisitealmostperfection.Thisisanexampleofanotherkind,amixtureofstyles.ThecopywasgivenmebyaFrenchcommercialtraveller.ItisfoundedontheEnglish,butthedownstrokesarealittleblacker,andmoremarked.Noticethattheovalhassomeslightmodificationitismorerounded.Thiswritingallowsforflourishes;nowaflourishisadangerousthing!Itsuserequiressuchtaste,but,ifsuccessful,whatadistinctionitgivestothewhole!Itresultsinanincomparabletypeonetofallinlovewith!”

           “Dearme!Howyouhavegoneintoalltherefinementsanddetailsofthequestion!Why,mydearfellow,youarenotacaligraphist,youareanartist!Eh,Gania?”

           “Wonderful!”saidGania.“Andheknowsittoo,”headded,withasarcasticsmile.

           “Youmaysmile,butthere’sacareerinthis,”saidthegeneral.“Youdon’tknowwhatagreatpersonageIshallshowthisto,prince.Why,youcancommandasituationatthirty-fiveroublespermonthtostartwith.

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