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The human face was the one attraction to him in the universe. In deep fact, it is so to everyone; I state but the commonest reality in creation; only in Gibbie the fact had come to the surface; the common thing was his in uncommon degree and potency. THE HUMAN FACE WAS THE ONE ATTRACTION TO HIM IN THE UNIVERSE IN DEEP FACT IT IS SO TO EVERYONE I STATE BUT THE COMMONEST REALITY AND CREATION ONLY IN GIBBEY THE FACT HAD COME TO THE SURFACE THE COMMON THING WAS HIS IN UNCOMMON DEGREE AND POTENCY
oble, not the failure from the noble, that is the true human; and if I must show the failure, let it ever be with an eye to the final possible, yea, imperative, success. But in our day, a man who will accept any oddity of idiosyncratic development in manners, tastes, or habits, will refuse, not only as improbable, but as inconsistent with human nature, the representation of a man trying to be merely as noble as is absolutely essential to his being--except, indeed, he be at the same time represented as failing utterly in the attempt, and compelled to fall back upon the imperfections of humanity, and acknowledge them as its laws. Its improbability, judged by the experience of most men, I admit; its unreality in fact, I deny; and its absolute unity with the true idea of humanity, I believe and assert. It is hardly necessary for me now to remark, seeing my narrative must already have suggested it, that what kept Gibbie pure and honest was the rarely-developed, ever-active love of his kind. LF AND YET STAND IT IS THE NOBLE NOT THE FAILURE FROM THE NOBLE THAT IS THE TRUE HUMAN AND IF I MUST SHOW THE FAILURE LET IT EVER BE WITH AN EYE TO THE FINAL POSSIBLE YEA IMPERATIVE SUCCESS BUT IN OUR DAY A MAN WHO WILL ACCEPT ANY ODDITY OF IDIOSYNCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN MANNERS TASTES OR HABITS WILL REFUSE NOT ONLY AS IMPROBABLE BUT AS INCONSISTENT WITH HUMAN NATURE THE REPRESENTATION OF A MAN TRYING TO BE MERELY AS NOBLE AS IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO HIS BEING EXCEPT INDEED HE BE AT THE SAME TIME REPRESENTED AS FAILING UTTERLY IN THE ATTEMPT AND COMPELLED TO FALL BACK UPON THE IMPERFECTIONS OF HUMANITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AS ITS LOSS ITS IMPROBABILITY JUDGED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF MOST MEN I HAD MEANT ITS UNREALITY IN FACT I DENY AND ITS ABSOLUTE UNITY WITH THE TRUE IDEA OF HUMANITY I BELIEVE AND ASSERT IT IS HARDLY NECESSARY FOR ME NOW TO REMARK SEEING MY NARRATIVE MUST ALREADY HAVE SUGGESTED IT THAT WHAT KEPT GIBBEY PURE AND HONEST WAS THE RARELY DEVELOPED EVER ACTIVE LOVE OF HIS KIND
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