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composed   a   letter   to   Victor   Hugo�察  �the   address   whereof   was   a   matter   of 

some      thought。     The     final   decision    was    to  direct   it�察  �A   Victor    Hugo�察�

Ocean。;       It reached him。        It even received a reply�此          �I am the Past�察�you 

are   the   Future�察  �I   am�察  �etc。;   If   an   English   boy  had   had   the   same   idea   the 

name of the  Channel Islands   would have spoilt it。                   ;A Victor Hugo�察 �La 

Manche�察─�would hardly have interested the postal authorities so much�察�but 

;the   Channel;   would   have   had   no   respect   at   all。         Indeed�察  �this   last   is 

suggestive   of   nothing   but   steamers   and   of   grey   skies   inland   formless 

grey   skies�察  �undesigned�察  �with   their   thin   cloud   torn   to   slender   rags   by   a 

perpetual wind。 

     As for the children�察�to whom belongs the margin of the sea�察�machine´ 

bathing   at   eleven   o'clock   will   hardly   furnish   them   with   a   magical   early 

memory。        Time was when this was made penitential to them�察�like the rest 

of   life�察  �upon   a   principle   that   no   longer   prevails。   It   was   vulgarized   for 

them and made violent。             A bathing woman�察�type of all ugliness in their 

sensitive eyes�察�came striding�察�shapeless�察�through the unfriendly sea�察�seized 

them   if   they   were   very   young�察  �ducked   them�察  �and   returned   them   to   the 

chilly   machine�察  �generally   in   the   futile   and   superfluous   saltness   of   tears。 

;Too much of water had they�察─�poor infants。 

     None   the   less   is   the   barren   shore   the   children's�察  �and   St。   Augustine�察�

Isaac Newton�察�and Wordsworth had not a vision of sea´beaches without a 

child there。 



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                                  THE BOY 



    After an infancy of more than common docility and a young childhood 

of   few  explicit   revolts�察 �the   boy  of   twelve   years   old   enters   upon a   phase 

which the bystander may not well understand but may make shift to note 

as an impression。 

     Like other subtle things�察�his position is hardly to be described but by 

negatives。     Above all�察�he is not demonstrative。          The days are long gone 

by when he said he wanted a bicycle�察�a top hat�察�and a pipe。               One or two 

of these things he has�察�and he takes them without the least swagger。                 He 

avoids expression of any kind。         Any satisfaction he may feel with things 

as   they  are  is   rather  to be   surprised   in   his   manner   than   perceived   in   his 

action。    Mr。 Jaggers�察�when it befell him to be astonished�察�showed it by a 

stop of manner�察�for an indivisible momentnot by a pause in the thing he 

chanced   to   be   about。   In   like   manner   the   boy   cannot   prevent   his   most 

innocent pleasures from arresting him。 

    He will not endure ��albeit he does not confess so much�� to be told to 

do anything�察�at least in that citadel of his freedom�察�his home。 His elders 

probably give him as few orders as possible。            He will almost ingeniously 

evade any that are inevitably or thoughtlessly inflicted upon him�察�but if he 

does but succeed in only postponing his obedience�察�he has�察�visibly�察�done 

something for his own relief。 It is less convenient that he should hold mere 

questions�察�addressed to him in all good faith�察�as in some sort an attempt 

upon his liberty。 

     Questions about himself one might understand to be an outrage。                 But 

it is against impersonal and indifferent questions also that the boy sets his 

face like a rock。      He has no ambition to give information on any point。 

Older   people   may   not   dislike   the   opportunity�察  �and   there   are   even   those 

who bring to pass questions of a trivial kind for the pleasure of answering 

them with animation。         This�察�the boy perhaps thinks�察�is ;fuss�察─�and�察�if he 

has any passions�察�he has a passionate dislike of fuss。 

    When a younger child tears the boy's scrapbook ��which is conjectured�察�

though not known�察�to be the dearest thing he has�� he betrays no emotion�察�



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that was to be expected。           But when the stolen pages are rescued and put 

by for him�察�he abstains from taking an interest in the retrieval�察�he will do 

nothing to restore them。          To do so would mar the integrity of his reserve。 

If   he   would    do   much     rather   than    answer    questions�察    �he   would    suffer 

something rather than ask them。 

     He loves his father and a friend of his father's�察�and he pushes them�察�in 

order to show it without compromising his temperament。 

     He    is  a  partisan    in  silence。     It  may    be   guessed     that   he  is  often 

occupied in comparing other people with his admired men。                         Of this too 

he   says   little�察  �except   some   brief   word   of   allusion   to   what   other   men   do 

NOT do。 

     When   he   speaks   it   is   with   a  carefully  shortened   vocabulary。        As   an 

author     shuns    monotony�察     �so   does   the   boy   shun    change。     He    does    not 

generally talk slang�察�his habitual words are the most usual of daily words 

made useful and appropriate by certain varieties of voice。 These express 

for   him   all   that   he   will   consent   to   communicate。    He   reserves   more   by 

speaking   dull   words   with   zeal   than   by   using   zealous   words   that   might 

betray him。       But his brevity is the chief thing�察�he has almost made an art 

of it。 

     He is not ;merry。;         Merry boys have pretty manners�察�and it must be 

owned   that   this   boy's   manners   are   not   pretty。      But   if   not   merry�察  �he   is 

happy�察  �there   never   was   a   more   untroubled   soul。         If   he   has   an   almost 

grotesque   reticence�察  �he   has   no   secrets。      Nothing   that   he   thinks   is   very 

much hidden。         Even if he did not push his father�察�it would be evident that 

the boy loves him�察�even if he never laid his hand ��and this little thing he 

does   rarely��   on his   friend's   shoulder�察 �it   would be   plain   that he   loves   his 

friend。     His    happiness      appears    in  his   moody     and    charming     face�察  �his 

ambition in his dumbness�察�and the hopes of his life to come in ungainly 

bearing。     How     does   so   much     heart�察 �how     does   so   much    sweetness�察     �all 

unexpressed�察 �appear�拭         �For   it   is   not only  those   who   know  him  well   that 

know the child's heart�察�strangers are aware of it。                 This�察�which he would 

not    reveal�察   �is  the   only    thing    that   is  quite    unmistakable       and   quite 

conspicuous。        What he thinks that he turns visibly to the world is a sense 

of   humour�察  �with   a   measure   of   criticism   and   of   indifference。        What   he 



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thinks   the   world   may   divine   in   him   is   courage   and   an   intelligence。   But 

carry   himself   how   he   will�察  �he   is   manifestly   a   tender�察  �gentle�察  �and   even 

spiritual creature�察�masculine and innocent;a nice boy。; There is no other 

way of describing him than that of his own brief language。 



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                                     ILLNESS 



     The patience of young children in illness is a commonplace of some 

little   books�察  �but   none   the   less   a   fresh   fact。 In   spite   of   the   sentimental�察�

children in illness remain the full sources of perpetual surprises。                   Their 

self´control in real suffering is a wonder。            A little turbulent girl�察�brilliant 

and wild�察�and unaccustomed�察�it might be thought�察�to deal in any way with 

her own impulsesa child whose way was to cry out�察�laugh�察�complain�察�and 

triumph without bating anything of her own temperament�察�and without the 

hesitation of a moment�察�struck her face�察�on a run�察�against a wall and was 

cut   and   in   a   moment   overwhelmed   with   pain   and   covered   with   blood。 

;Tell   mother   it's   nothing�    �Tell   mother�察  �quick�察  �it's   nothing� ─  �cried    the 

magnanimous child as soon as she could speak。 

     The same child fell over the rail of a staircase and was obliged to lie 

for   some   ten   days   on   her   back�察�so that
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