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But here we have a man who is superbly the host: he knows and welcomes every guest and caller; he personally supervises the disposal of their baggage and the selection of their chambers; he himself has ordered the dinner  mutton which he has raised, fish which he has caught  and it is being cooked by Monica, the Southern slave whose freedom he purchased for her. BUT HERE WE HAVE A MAN WHO IS SUPERBLY THE HOST HE KNOWS AND WELCOMES EVERY GUEST AND CALLER HE PERSONALLY SUPERVISES THE DISPOSAL OF THEIR BAGGAGE AND THE SELECTION OF THEIR CHAMBERS HE HIMSELF HAS ORDERED THE DINNER MUTTON WHICH HE HAS RAISED FISH WHICH HE HAS CAUGHT AND IT IS BEING COOKED BY MONICA THE SOUTHERN SLAVE WHOSE FREEDOM HE PURCHASED FOR HER
an inexpressible emptiness; it is as if everything were quiescent--hardly breathing--merely waiting until he comes. Suddenly the atmosphere changes; it is charged with a strong vibrant quality; everything--all eyes, all interest--is instantly focused on the figure which has appeared among them. He is in fisherman's clothes--this newcomer--attired with a brave eye for the picturesque, in soft hat and flowing tie; but there are no fisherman's clothes, no, nor any other cloakings which can conceal the resilient dignity of his bearing, his impressive build, and magnificent, kingly head. Sydney Smith called Webster a cathedral; and surely there must have been something in those enormous, burning eyes, that craglike brow, that smote even the most superficial observer into an admiration which was almost awe. Many men--perhaps even the majority--whatever their genius in the outer world, in their own houses are either relegated to--or choose--the inconspicuous rôle of mere masculine appendages. HE ABSENCE OF THE HOST CREATES AN INEXPRESSIBLE EMPTINESS IT IS AS IF EVERYTHING WERE QUIESCENT HARDLY BREATHING MERELY WAITING UNTIL HE COMES SUDDENLY THE ATMOSPHERE CHANGES IT IS CHARGED WITH A STRONG VIBRANT QUALITY EVERYTHING ALL EYES ALL INTEREST IS SUDDENLY FOCUSED ON THE FIGURE WHICH HAS APPEARED AMONG THEM HE IS IN FISHERMAN'S CLOTHES THIS NEWCOMER ATTIRED WITH A BRAVE EYE FOR THE PICTURESQUE IN SOFT HAT AND FLOWING TIE BUT THERE ARE NO FISHERMAN'S CLOTHES NO NOR ANY OTHER CLOAKINGS WHICH CAN CONCEAL THE RESILIENT DIGNITY OF HIS BEARING HIS IMPRESSIVE BUILD AND MAGNIFICENT KINGLY HEAD SYDNEY SMITH CALLED WEBSTER A CATHEDRAL AND SURELY THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN THOSE ENORMOUS BURNING EYES THAT CRAG LIKE BROW THAT SMOTE EVEN THE MOST SUPERFICIAL OBSERVER INTO AN ADMIRATION WHICH WAS ALMOST AWE MANY MEN PERHAPS EVEN THE MAJORITY WHATEVER THEIR GENIUS IN THE OUTER WORLD IN THEIR OWN HOUSES ARE EITHER RELEGATED TO OR CHOOSE THE INCONSPICUOUS ROLE OF MERE MASCULINE APPENDAGES
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