28 ACTIVE AND LESS IMPASSIONED MAN. 



amputate a seventh limb. He has an incisive formula 

 for everything that is put before him and there is 

 much to be said for it : either the thing is not true, or 

 everybody knows it already. 



In the world of the busy passionless man there is 

 not room for two Alexanders : in his sky there is not 

 room for two suns. Seeing, however, that other 

 Alexanders will thrust themselves not only into exist- 

 ence but also into notice, and that other suns insist on 

 shining, he has a curious sense of martyrdom. He 

 may fill a high position, but he believes his merits fit 

 him for a higher. 



The unimpassioned man so by organization and 

 inheritance be it always remembered matures early, 

 but not quite so early as the woman. He is brisk, 

 near at hand, ready in suggestion, and practical in 

 performance. He is fond of administration and of 

 affairs of any kind he is often an admirable public 

 servant. His interests are often wide. At the com- 

 mittee of his charity he is as much interested in the 

 selection of its washerwoman as in the election of its 

 chairman. In company he is usually alert, to' the point, 

 witty, arid apt at retort. Experience helps him, and 

 he insists on getting experience. He resolutely, con- 

 fidently, and constantly shows himself. He would 

 rather be the known chairman of a committee of three 

 than the unknown benefactor of a nation. When he 

 is less gifted he is probably not less self-important. 

 Is he busy ? He believes himself to be energetic. Is 

 he sly ? He believes himself to be diplomatic. Is he 

 loquacious ? He believes himself to be eloquent. 



In contrasting the male with the female it will be 

 seen that physiological restlessness and fitfulness 

 appear to descend more deeply into his nature at any 



