He is made to do the things that humanity is the happier for! I can't do such things myself, but when I see a young man of genius standing helpless and hopeless for want of capital, I feel--and it 's no affectation of humility, I assure you--as if it would give at least a reflected usefulness to my own life to offer him his opportunity." "In the name of humanity, I suppose, I ought to thank you.

But I want, first of all, to be happy myself.

You guarantee us at any rate, I hope, the masterpieces." "A masterpiece a year," said Rowland smiling, "for the next quarter of a century." "It seems to me that we have a right to ask more: to demand that you guarantee us not only the development of the artist, but the security of the man." Rowland became grave again.

"His security ?" "His moral, his sentimental security.

Here, you see, it 's perfect.