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intelligence      is  outwardfrankly       directed     upon    external    things�察   �it  is 

observant�察 �and   therefore  mobile   without   inner  restlessness。           For   restless 

eyes   are   the   least   observant   of   all   they   move   by  a   kind   of   distraction。 

The looks of observant eyes�察�moving with the living things they keep in 

sight�察   �have    many     pauses    as  well    as  flights。    This    is  the   action   of 

intelligence�察�whereas the eyes of intellect are detained or darkened。 

     Rational perception�察�with all its phases of humour�察�are best expressed 

by   a   child�察 �who    has   few   second     thoughts    to   divide  the   image    of  his 

momentary feeling。          His simplicity adds much to the manifestation of his 

intelligence。      The child is the last and lowest of rational creatures�察�for in 

him   the   ;rational   soul;   closes   its   long   downward   flight   with   the   bright 

final revelation。 

     He has also the chief beauty of the irrational soul of the mind�察�that is�察�

of   the   lower   animalwhich   is   singleness。      The   simplicity�察  �the   integrity�察�

the one thing at a time�察�of a good animal's eyes is a great beauty�察�and is apt 

to cause us to exaggerate our sense of their expressiveness。                   An animal's 

eyes�察 �at   their best�察  �are very  slightly  expressive�察  �languor  or  alertness�察  �the 

quick expectation�察�even the aloofness of doubt they are able to show�察�but 

the showing is mechanical�察�the human sentiment of the spectator adds the 

rest。 

     All   this   simplicity  the   child   has�察  �at   moments�察  �with   the   divisions   and 

delicacies of the rational soul�察�also。           His looks express the first�察�the last�察�

and the clearest humanity。          He is the first by his youth and the last by his 

lowliness。      He is the beginning and the result of the creation of man。 



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            UNDER THE EARLY STARS 



     Play is not for every hour of the day�察�or for any hour taken at random。 

There is a tide in the affairs of children。          Civilization is cruel in sending 

them     to  bed   at  the   most   stimulating     time   of  dusk。    Summer       dusk�察�

especially�察  �is   the   frolic   moment   for   children�察  �baffle   them   how   you   may。 

They may have been in a pottering mood all day�察�intent upon all kinds of 

close    industries�察  �breathing     hard   over   choppings     and   poundings。      But 

when late twilight comes�察�there comes also the punctual wildness。                     The 

children will run and pursue�察�and laugh for the mere movementit does so 

jog their spirits。 

     What remembrances does this imply of the hunt�察�what of the predatory 

dark�拭    �The kitten grows alert at the same hour�察�and hunts for moths and 

crickets in the grass。       It   comes   like an   imp�察�leaping on   all fours。      The 

children     lie  in  ambush    and   fall  upon    one   another   in  the   mimicry    of 

hunting。 

     The  sudden   outbreak   of   action   is   complained of   as   a   defiance  and   a 

rebellion。     Their entertainers are tired�察�and the children are to go home。 

But�察�with more or less of life and fire�察�they strike some blow for liberty。 

It may be the impotent revolt of the ineffectual child�察�or the stroke of the 

conqueror�察�but something�察�something is done for freedom under the early 

stars。    This is not the only time when the energy of children is in conflict 

with the weariness of men。          But it is less tolerable that the energy of men 

should be at odds with the weariness of children�察�which happens at some 

time of their jaunts together�察�especially�察�alas� �in the jaunts of the poor。 

     Of games for the summer dusk when it rains�察�cards are most beloved 

by children。      Three tiny girls were to be taught ;old maid; to beguile the 

time。    One of them�察�a nut´brown child of five�察�was persuading another to 

play。    ;Oh come�察─�she said�察 �and play with me at new maid。; 

     The   time   of   falling   asleep   is   a   child's   immemorial   and   incalculable 

hour。    It is full of traditions�察�and beset by antique habits。            The habit of 

prehistoric   races   has   been   cited   as   the   only   explanation   of   the   fixity   of 

some     customs     in  mankind。     But    if  the  enquirers    who    appeal   to  that 



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beginning      remembered        better  their   own    infancy�察   �they   would    seek    no 

further。    See   the   habits   in   falling   to   sleep   which   have   children   in   their 

thralldom。      Try to overcome them in any child�察�and his own conviction of 

their high antiquity weakens your hand。 

     Childhood   is   antiquity�察  �and   with   the   sense   of   time   and   the   sense   of 

mystery is connected for ever the hearing of a lullaby。                The French sleep´ 

song is the most romantic。           There is in it such a sound of history as must 

inspire     any   imaginative      child�察  �falling   to  sleep�察  �with    a  sense    of  the 

incalculable�察�and the songs themselves are old。 Le Bon Roi Dagobert has 

been   sung   over   French   cradles   since   the   legend   was   fresh。      The   nurse 

knows   nothing   more   sleepy   than   the   tune   and   the  verse   that   she   herself 

slept to when a child。         The gaiety of the thirteenth century�察�in Le Pont a' 

Avignon�察�is put mysteriously to sleep�察�away in the tete a tete of child and 

nurse�察�in a thousand little sequestered rooms at night。                  Malbrook would 

be comparatively modern�察�were not all things that are sung to a drowsing 

child as distant as the day of Abraham。 

     If English children are not rocked to many such aged lullabies�察�some 

of them are put to sleep to strange cradle´songs。                 The affectionate races 

that   are   brought   into   subjection   sing   the   primitive   lullaby   to   the   white 

child。     Asiatic   voices and African   persuade   him  to   sleep   in   the   tropical 

night。    His closing eyes are filled with alien images。 



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        THE MAN WITH TWO HEADS 



     It is generally understood in the family that the nurse who menaces a 

child�察   �whether    with    the  supernatural     or  with   simple    sweeps�察    �lions�察 �or 

tigersgoes。      The rule is a right one�察�for the appeal to fear may possibly 

hurt a child�察�nevertheless�察�it oftener fails   to hurt him。             If he is prone to 

fears�察  �he   will   be   helpless   under   their   grasp�察  �without   the   help   of   human 

tales。    The   night   will   threaten   him�察  �the   shadow   will   pursue�察  �the   dream 

will   catch   him�察  �terror   itself   have   him   by   the   heart。 And   terror�察  �having 

made   his   pulses   leap�察  �knows   how   to   use   any   thought�察  �any   shape�察  �any 

image�察  �to   account   to   the   child's   mind   for   the   flight   and   tempest   of   his 

blood。     ;The child shall not be frightened�察─�decrees ineffectual love�察�but 

though no man make him afraid�察�he is frightened。                   Fear knows him well 

and finds him alone。 

     Such     a  child   is  hardly   at  the   mercy    of   any   human     rashness    and 

impatience�察�nor is the child whose pulses go steadily�察�and whose brows are 

fresh   and   cool�察 �at   their   mercy。   This is one  of   the  points upon   which   a 

healthy   child   resembles   the   Japanese。        Whatever   that   extreme   Oriental 

may be in war and diplomacy�察�whatever he may be at London University�察�

or whatever his plans of Empire�察�in relation to the unseen world he is   a 

child at play。     He hides himself�察�he hides his eyes and pretends to believe 

that he is hiding�察�he runs from the supernatural and laughs for the fun of 

running。 

     So did a child�察�threatened for his unruliness with the revelation of the 

man   with   two   heads。      The   nurse   must   have   had   recourse   to   this   man 

under acute provocation。          The boy�察�who had profited well by every one of 

his four long   years�察�and   was   radiant with the light and   colour   of health�察�

refused   to   be   left   to   compose   himself   to   sleep。   That   act   is   an   adult   act�察�

learnt   in   the   self´conscious   and   deliberate   years   of   later   life�察  �when   man 

goes on a mental journey in search of rest�察�aware of setting forth。                  But the 

child is pursued and overtaken by sleep�察�caught�察�surprised�察�and overcome。 

He goes no more to sleep�察�than he takes a ;constitutional; with hi
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