Chapter 6. Something Right Somewhere

           

           TobeinthehaltingstateofMrHenryGowan;tohaveleftoneoftwopowersindisgust;towantthenecessaryqualificationsforfindingpromotionwithanother,andtobeloiteringmoodilyaboutonneutralground,cursingboth;istobeinasituationunwholesomeforthemind,whichtimeisnotlikelytoimprove.Theworstclassofsumworkedintheevery-dayworldiscypheredbythediseasedarithmeticianswhoarealwaysintheruleofSubtractionastothemeritsandsuccessesofothers,andneverinAdditionastotheirown.

           Thehabit,too,ofseekingsomesortofrecompenseinthediscontentedboastofbeingdisappointed,isahabitfraughtwithdegeneracy.Acertainidlecarelessnessandrecklessnessofconsistencysooncomesofit.Tobringdeservingthingsdownbysettingundeservingthingsupisoneofitsperverteddelights;andthereisnoplayingfastandloosewiththetruth,inanygame,withoutgrowingtheworseforit.

           InhisexpressedopinionsofallperformancesintheArtofpaintingthatwerecompletelydestituteofmerit,Gowanwasthemostliberalfellowonearth.Hewoulddeclaresuchamantohavemorepowerinhislittlefinger(providedhehadnone),thansuchanotherhad(providedhehadmuch)inhiswholemindandbody.Iftheobjectionweretakenthatthethingcommendedwastrash,hewouldreply,onbehalfofhisart,‘Mygoodfellow,whatdoweallturnoutbuttrash?Iturnoutnothingelse,andImakeyouapresentoftheconfession.

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