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They will be glad of a little information on the subject, and then when the schoolboy comes home for his holiday they will be able, so far as this topic, at all events, is concerned, to converse with him on his own level and not appear stupid. "Come," he says, kindly, trying to lead me on, "what did you think about it?" THEY WILL BE GLAD OF A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT AND THEN WHEN THE SCHOOLBOY COMES HOME FOR HIS HOLIDAY THEY WILL BE ABLE SO FAR AS THIS TOPIC AT ALL EVENTS IS CONCERNED TO CONVERSE WITH HIM ON HIS OWN LEVEL AND NOT APPEAR STUPID COME HE SAYS KINDLY TRYING TO LEAD ME ON WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT IT
asant, how helpful it is to come across a good face now and then! I do not mean a sainted face, suggestive of stained glass and marble tombs, but a rugged human face that has had the grit, and rain, and sunshine of life rubbed into it, and that has gained its expression, not by looking up with longing at the stars, but by looking down with eyes full of laughter and love at the human things around it." "Yes," assented B. "You can put in that if you like. There is no harm in it. And then you can go on to speak of the play itself, and give your impressions concerning it. Never mind their being silly. They will be all the better for that. Silly remarks are generally more interesting than sensible ones." "But what is the use of saying anything about it at all?" I urge. "The merest school-boy must know all about the Ober-Ammergau Passion Play by this time." "What has that to do with you?" answers B. "You are not writing for cultured school-boys. You are writing for mere simple men and women. T A PLAIN HOMELY GOOD FACE IT IS HOW PLEASANT HOW HELPFUL IT IS TO COME ACROSS A GOOD FACE NOW AND THEN I DO NOT MEAN A SAINTED FACE SUGGESTIVE OF STAINED GLASS AND MARBLE TOMBS BUT A RUGGED HUMAN FACE THAT HAS HAD THE GRIT AND RAIN AND SUNSHINE OF LIFE RUBBED INTO IT AND THAT HAS GAINED ITS EXPRESSION NOT BY LOOKING UP WITH LONGING AT THE STARS BUT BY LOOKING DOWN WITH EYES FULL OF LAUGHTER AND LOVE AT THE HUMAN THINGS AROUND IT YES ASSENTED B YOU CAN PUT THAT IN IF YOU LIKE THERE IS NO HARM IN IT AND THEN YOU CAN GO ON TO SPEAK OF THE PLAY ITSELF AND GIVE YOUR IMPRESSIONS CONCERNING IT NEVER MIND THEIR BEING SILLY THEY WILL BE ALL THE BETTER FOR THAT SILLY REMARKS ARE GENERALLY MORE INTERESTING THAN SENSIBLE ONES BUT WHAT IS THE USE OF SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT AT ALL I URGE THE MEREST SCHOOLBOY MUST KNOW ALL ABOUT THE OBER AMMERGAU PASSION PLAY BY THIS TIME WHAT HAS THAT TO DO WITH YOU ANSWERS B YOU ARE NOT WRITING FOR CULTURED SCHOOLBOYS YOU ARE WRITING FOR MERE SIMPLE MEN AND WOMEN
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