14/45 He can speak eloquently; he is the true voice of the millions who cannot speak their own thoughts. If he were more intellectual he would become commonplace; I hope he will never see further than he does now. Isn't a perfect type more precious than a man who is neither one thing nor another ?' 'Artistically speaking, by all means.' 'In his case I don't mean it artistically. He is doing a great work.' 'A friend of mine--you don't know Hubert Eldon, I think ?--tells me he has ruined one of the loveliest valleys in England.' 'Yes, I dare say he has done that. It is an essential part of his protest against social wrong. |