OF RICHARD JEFFERIES 



A MAXIM well established is that 

 the man and the woman always 

 come out in their deeds. What- 

 ever they may profess, in time the act 

 betrays them, and upon that outward 

 act and deed the world invariably bases 

 its opinion of their character. Is this 

 just ? Do you always do as you would 

 like to do were it in your power ? I find 

 that circumstances force me often to act 

 in a manner quite opposite to what I 

 should prefer ; I am, of course, judged 

 by my acts, but do they really afford a 

 true key to my character ? I think not. 

 —'The Dewy Morn.' 



IF our old habits are suspended, how 

 rapidly the touch of living hands 

 disappears from our inanimate 

 surroundings! Almost the instant the 

 living hand is withdrawn, dust settles on 

 the furniture and the room. ... It is 



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