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Of course one fundamental difference between Thackeray and Dickens is that Thackeray was a gentleman and Dickens was not. But a man might do some mighty good work and not be a gentleman in any sense. OF COURSE ONE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THACKERAY AND DICKENS IS THAT THACKERAY WAS A GENTLEMAN AND DICKENS WAS NOT BUT A MAN MIGHT DO SOME MIGHTY GOOD WORK AND NOT BE A GENTLEMAN IN ANY SENSE
ter the Judicial Reception when we went up-stairs to supper the kitchen cat suddenly appeared parading down the hall with great friendliness, and was forthwith exiled to her proper home again. TOM PINCH White House, February 23, 1908. DEAREST KERMIT: I quite agree with you about Tom Pinch. He is a despicable kind of character; just the kind of character Dickens liked, because he had himself a thick streak of maudlin sentimentality of the kind that, as somebody phrased it, "made him wallow naked in the pathetic." It always interests me about Dickens to think how much first-class work he did and how almost all of it was mixed up with every kind of cheap, second-rate matter. I am very fond of him. There are innumerable characters that he has created which symbolize vices, virtues, follies, and the like almost as well as the characters in Bunyan; and therefore I think the wise thing to do is simply to skip the bosh and twaddle and vulgarity and untruth, and get the benefit out of the rest. AFTER THE JUDICIAL RECEPTION WHEN WE WENT UPSTAIRS TO SUPPER THE KITCHEN CAT SUDDENLY APPEARED PARADING DOWN THE HALL WITH GREAT FRIENDLINESS AND WAS FORTHWITH EXILED TO HER PROPER HOME AGAIN TOM PINCH WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY TWENTY THIRD NINETEEN O EIGHT DEAREST KERMIT I QUITE AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT TOM PINCH HE IS A DESPICABLE KIND OF CHARACTER JUST THE KIND OF CHARACTER DICKENS LIKED BECAUSE HE HAD HIMSELF A THICK STREAK OF MAUDLIN SENTIMENTALITY OF THE KIND THAT AS SOMEBODY PHRASED IT MADE HIM WALLOW NAKED IN THE PATHETIC IT ALWAYS INTERESTS ME ABOUT DICKENS TO THINK HOW MUCH FIRST CLASS WORK HE DID AND HOW ALMOST ALL OF IT WAS MIXED UP WITH EVERY KIND OF CHEAP SECOND RATE MATTER I AM VERY FOND OF HIM THERE ARE INNUMERABLE CHARACTERS THAT HE HAS CREATED WHICH SYMBOLIZE VICES VIRTUES FOLLIES AND THE LIKE ALMOST AS WELL AS THE CHARACTERS IN BUNYAN AND THEREFORE I THINK THE WISE THING TO DO IS SIMPLY TO SKIP THE BOSH AND TWADDLE AND VULGARITY AND UNTRUTH AND GET THE BENEFIT OUT OF THE REST
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