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Chapter 13

           "Butthatisnotlikehavingtheknowledgeyourself,"sheprotested. 

           "Butitisunnecessarytohaveit. Weprofitfromtheworkofthespecialists. That’swhattheyarefor. WhenIcamein,Inoticedthechimney-sweepsatwork. They’respecialists,andwhentheygetdone,youwillenjoycleanchimneyswithoutknowinganythingabouttheconstructionofchimneys." 

           "That’sfar-fetched,Iamafraid." 

           Shelookedathimcuriously,andhefeltareproachinhergazeandmanner. Buthewasconvincedoftherightnessofhisposition. 

           "Allthinkersongeneralsubjects,thegreatestmindsintheworld,infact,relyonthespecialists. HerbertSpencerdidthat. Hegeneralizeduponthefindingsofthousandsofinvestigators. Hewouldhavehadtoliveathousandlivesinordertodoitallhimself. AndsowithDarwin. Hetookadvantageofallthathadbeenlearnedbythefloristsandcattle-breeders." 

           "You’reright,Martin,"Olneysaid. "Youknowwhatyou’reafter,andRuthdoesn’t. Shedoesn’tknowwhatsheisafterforherselfeven." 

           "Oh,yes,"Olneyrushedon,headingoffherobjection,"Iknowyoucallitgeneralculture. Butitdoesn’tmatterwhatyoustudyifyouwantgeneralculture. YoucanstudyFrench,oryoucanstudyGerman,orcutthembothoutandstudyEsperanto,you’llgettheculturetonejustthesame. 

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