CHAPTER 3
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`You seem to ting t of anything now, Philip?
`Per I too many ts of seeds, and get no great from any one of tibility in every direction, and effective faculty in none. I care for painting and music - I care for classic literature, and mediaeval literature and modern literature - I flutter all ways, and fly in none.
`But surely t is a o astes - to enjoy so many beautiful t alo me a sort of clever stupidity only to of talent - almost like a carrier-pigeon.
`It migo astes if I terly. `I mig some poinction by mere mediocrity, as t least I s tisfactions ed to do great ones. I migy at St Oggs agreeable t noto me but some faculty t me above tence. Yes - ty.
Maggie did not t P ent vibrating again as it used to do.
`I understand o t kept on being t aler. But, dear P some one not rigo resign ourselves entirely, for t three years - even joy in subduing my own will.
`Yes, Maggie, said Ply, `and you are sting yourself up in a narroicism o dulness all t poure. Joy and peace are not resignation: resignation is t is not allayed - t you dont expect to be allayed. Stupefaction is not resignation: and it is stupefaction to remain in ignorance - to s up all t become knoo you. I am not resigned: I am not sure t life is long enougo learn t lesson. You are not resigned: you are only trying to stupefy yourself.
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