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Chapter 24

           "Youworshipattheshrineoftheestablished,"hetoldheronce,inadiscussiontheyhadoverPrapsandVanderwater. "IgrantthatasauthoritiestoquotetheyaremostexcellentthetwoforemostliterarycriticsintheUnitedStates. EveryschoolteacherinthelandlooksuptoVanderwaterastheDeanofAmericancriticism. YetIreadhisstuff,anditseemstometheperfectionofthefelicitousexpressionoftheinane. Why,heisnomorethanaponderousbromide,thankstoGelettBurgess. AndPrapsisnobetter. His‘HemlockMosses,’forinstanceisbeautifullywritten. Notacommaisoutofplace; andthetoneah!islofty,solofty. Heisthebest-paidcriticintheUnitedStates. Though,Heavenforbid!he’snotacriticatall. TheydocriticismbetterinEngland. 

           "Butthepointis,theysoundthepopularnote,andtheysounditsobeautifullyandmorallyandcontentedly. TheirreviewsremindmeofaBritishSunday. Theyarethepopularmouthpieces. TheybackupyourprofessorsofEnglish,andyourprofessorsofEnglishbackthemup. Andthereisn’tanoriginalideainanyoftheirskulls. Theyknowonlytheestablished,infact,theyaretheestablished. Theyareweakminded,andtheestablishedimpressesitselfuponthemaseasilyasthenameofthebreweryisimpressedonabeerbottle. Andtheirfunctionistocatchalltheyoungfellowsattendingtheuniversity,todriveoutoftheirmindsanyglimmeringoriginalitythatmaychancetobethere,andtoputuponthemthestampoftheestablished." "IthinkIamnearerthetruth,"shereplied,"whenIstandbytheestablished,thanyouare,ragingaroundlikeaniconoclasticSouthSeaIslander." 

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