"It seems on the first hearing to be perfectly feasible.

In fact, in one sense it will not be an experiment at all.

You have tried your powers, gained self-possession and command of your natural resources; developed your ingenuity, learned the technicalities of your art, so to speak, already.

You propose now, as I understand, to extend your usefulness, widen your sphere of action, address yourself to a larger public, and make a profession out of what was before only a side issue in your life.

It's a new field, and it 's a noble one, taken in its highest aspect, as you have always taken it.