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and collectively, and yet he might very easily 

 love the name of Henry. Have I made my 

 meaning clear ? I hope so. 



No, we must look deeper for an elucidation of 

 the mystery. The fact is that — as the Mystics 

 Say — certain names produce vibrations which un- 

 consciously affect us favourably or the reverse, 

 without regard for the actual individuals they 

 represent. Thus, in my own case, the name of 

 Tabitha always suggests a maiden aunt residing in 

 a Cathedral Town with an asthmatic dachshund 

 and a parrot; Bertie is to me a member of the 

 jeunesse stage-doree ; Clarence a man about 

 town; Jasper a villain of the deepest dye; while 

 there is one name which I can never hear men- 

 tioned without my whole soul being stirred by 

 thoughts of beauty, chivalry, perfection, virtue, 

 courage. I can but view, as the poet Campbell 



says, 



" with rapture-smitten frame. 

 The power of grace, the magic of this name/' 



Modesty alone forbids me to reveal it to my 

 readers. 



