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Chapter 8

           Heslipped,seeingbeforehimthathedgewhichhadoverandoveragainroundedsomepause,signifiedsomeconclusion,seeinghiswifeandchild,seeingagaintheurnswiththetrailingofredgeraniumswhichhadsooftendecoratedprocessesofthought,andbore,writtenupamongtheirleaves,asiftheywerescrapsofpaperonwhichonescribblesnotesintherushofreadingheslipped,seeingallthis,smoothlyintospeculationsuggestedbyanarticleinTHETIMESaboutthenumberofAmericanswhovisitShakespeare’shouseeveryyear.IfShakespearehadneverexisted,heasked,wouldtheworldhavedifferedmuchfromwhatitistoday?Doestheprogressofcivilizationdependupongreatmen?IsthelotoftheaveragehumanbeingbetternowthaninthetimeofthePharaohs?Isthelotoftheaveragehumanbeing,however,heaskedhimself,thecriterionbywhichwejudgethemeasureofcivilization?Possiblynot.Possiblythegreatestgoodrequirestheexistenceofaslaveclass.TheliftmanintheTubeisaneternalnecessity.Thethoughtwasdistastefultohim.Hetossedhishead.Toavoidit,hewouldfindsomewayofsnubbingthepredominanceofthearts.Hewouldarguethattheworldexistsfortheaveragehumanbeing;thattheartsaremerelyadecorationimposedonthetopofhumanlife;theydonotexpressit.NorisShakespearenecessarytoit.NotknowingpreciselywhyitwasthathewantedtodisparageShakespeareandcometotherescueofthemanwhostandseternallyinthedoorofthelift,hepickedaleafsharplyfromthehedge.

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