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Another darling weakness of the Academy is that none of its luminaries must 'arrive' in a hurry. You can see them coming for years, like a Balkan trouble or a street improvement, and by the time they have painted a thousand or so square yards of canvas, their work begins to be recognised." "Someone who Must Not be Contradicted said that a man must be a success by the time he's thirty, or never." "To have reached thirty," said Reginald, "is to have failed in life." ANOTHER DARLING WEAKNESS OF THE ACADEMY IS THAT NONE OF ITS LUMINARIES MUST ARRIVE IN A HURRY YOU CAN SEE THEM COMING FOR YEARS LIKE A BULK IN TROUBLE OR A STREET IMPROVEMENT AND BY THE TIME THEY HAVE PAINTED A THOUSAND OR SO SQUARE YARDS OF CANVAS THEIR WORK BEGINS TO BE RECOGNIZED SOME ONE WHO MUST NOT BE CONTRADICTED SAID THAT A MAN MUST BE A SUCCESS BY THE TIME HE IS THIRTY OR NEVER TO HAVE REACHED THIRTY SAID REGINALD IS TO HAVE FAILED IN LIFE
ture. Why, for instance, should an obvious trout-stream with a palpable rabbit sitting in the foreground be called 'an evening dream of unbeclouded peace,' or something of that sort?" "You think," said the Other, "that a name should economise description rather than stimulate imagination?" "Properly chosen, it should do both. There is my lady kitten at home, for instance; I've called it Derry." "Suggests nothing to my imagination but protracted sieges and religious animosities. Of course, I don't know your kitten"-- "Oh, you're silly. It's a sweet name, and it answers to it--when it wants to. Then, if there are any unseemly noises in the night, they can be explained succinctly: Derry and Toms." "You might almost charge for the advertisement. But as applied to pictures, don't you think your system would be too subtle, say, for the Country Cousins?" "Every reformation must have its victims. You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return.  VICE OF THE ACADEMY HE CONTINUED IS ITS NOMENCLATURE WHY FOR INSTANCE SHOULD AN OBVIOUS TROUT STREAM WITH A PALPABLE RABBIT SITTING IN THE FOREGROUND BE CALLED AN EVENING DREAM OF UNBECLOUDED PEACE OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT YOU THINK SAID THE OTHER THAT A NAME SHOULD ECONOMIZE DESCRIPTION RATHER THAN STIMULATE IMAGINATION PROPERLY CHOSEN IT SHOULD DO BOTH THERE IS MY LADY KITTEN AT HOME FOR INSTANCE I'VE CALLED IT DAIRY SUGGESTS NOTHING TO MY IMAGINATION BUT PROTRACTED SIEGES AND RELIGIOUS ANIMOSITIES OF COURSE I DON'T KNOW YOUR KITTEN OH YOU'RE SILLY IT'S A SWEET NAME AND IT ANSWERS TO IT WHEN IT WANTS TO THEN IF THERE ARE ANY UNSEEMLY NOISES IN THE NIGHT THEY CAN BE EXPLAINED SUCCINCTLY DAIRY AND TOMS YOU MIGHT ALMOST CHARGE FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT BUT AS APPLIED TO PICTURES DON'T YOU THINK YOUR SYSTEM WOULD BE TOO SUBTLE SAY FOR THE COUNTRY COUSINS EVERY REFORMATION MUST HAVE ITS VICTIMS YOU CAN'T EXPECT THE FATTED CALF TO SHARE THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE ANGELS OVER THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN
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