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III. The First Act in a Timeworn Drama

           

           Strangelyenoughhebegantofeelnowthatitwouldnotbesohardtopersuadeherwhowashisbestfriendthatcomparativepovertywasessentiallythehighercourseforhim,astoreconciletohisfeelingstheactofpersuadingher.Fromeveryprovidentpointofviewhismotherwassoundoubtedlyright,thathewasnotwithoutasicknessofheartinfindinghecouldshakeher.

           Shehadasingularinsightintolife,consideringthatshehadnevermixedwithit.Thereareinstancesofpersonswho,withoutclearideasofthethingstheycriticizehaveyethadclearideasoftherelationsofthosethings.Blacklock,apoetblindfromhisbirth,coulddescribevisualobjectswithaccuracy;ProfessorSanderson,whowasalsoblind,gaveexcellentlecturesoncolour,andtaughtothersthetheoryofideaswhichtheyhadandhehadnot.Inthesocialspherethesegiftedonesaremostlywomen;theycanwatchaworldwhichtheyneversaw,andestimateforcesofwhichtheyhaveonlyheard.Wecallitintuition.

           WhatwasthegreatworldtoMrs.Yeobright?Amultitudewhosetendenciescouldbeperceived,thoughnotitsessences.Communitieswereseenbyherasfromadistance;shesawthemasweseethethrongswhichcoverthecanvasesofSallaert,VanAlsloot,andothersofthatschool—vastmassesofbeings,jostling,zigzagging,andprocessioningindefinitedirections,butwhosefeaturesareindistinguishablebytheverycomprehensivenessoftheview.

           Onecouldseethat,asfarasithadgone,herlifewasverycompleteonitsreflectiveside.

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