ON THE EE-KEADING OF BOOKS 231 



books that have the virtues of sanity and good na- 

 ture, and that keep faith with us. 



At any rate, an enduring fame is of slow growth. 

 The man of the moment is rarely the man of the 

 eternities. If your name is upon all men's tongues 

 to-day, some other name is likely to be there to- 

 morrow. 



