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In consequence, while there are not nearly as many who are actually like people one meets, as for instance in Thackeray, there are a great many more who possess _characteristics_ which we encounter continually, though rarely as strongly developed as in the fictional originals. IN CONSEQUENCE WHILE THERE ARE NOT NEARLY AS MANY WHO ARE ACTUALLY LIKE PEOPLE ONE MEETS AS FOR INSTANCE IN THACKERAY THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MORE WHO POSSESS CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WE ENCOUNTER CONTINUALLY THOUGH RARELY AS STRONGLY DEVELOPED AS IN THE FICTIONAL ORIGINALS
ce. Archie is out by the sandbox playing with the hose. The playing consists in brandishing it around his head and trying to escape the falling water. He escapes about twice out of three times and must now be a perfect drowned rat. (I have just had him in to look at him and he is even more of a drowned rat than I supposed. He has gone out to complete his shower bath under strict promise that immediately afterwards he will go in and change his clothes.) Quentin is the funniest mite you ever saw and certainly a very original little fellow. He left at Mademoiselle's plate yesterday a large bunch of flowers with the inscription that they were from the fairies to her to reward her for taking care of "two _good_, _good_ boys." Ethel is a dear. MORE ABOUT DICKENS White House, May 20, 1906. DEAR TED: Mother read us your note and I was interested in the discussion between you and ----- over Dickens. Dickens' characters are really to a great extent personified attributes rather than individuals. RCHIE IS OUT BY THE SAND BOX PLAYING WITH THE HOSE THE PLAYING CONSISTS IN BRANDISHING IT AROUND HIS HEAD AND TRYING TO ESCAPE THE FALLING WATER HE ESCAPES ABOUT TWICE OUT OF THREE TIMES AND MUST NOW BE A PERFECT DROWNED RAT I HAVE JUST HAD HIM IN TO LOOK AT HIM AND HE IS EVEN MORE OF A DROWNED RAT THAN I SUPPOSED HE HAS GONE OUT TO COMPLETE HIS SHOWER BATH UNDER STRICT PROMISE THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS HE WILL GO IN AND CHANGE HIS CLOTHES QUINTON IS THE FUNNIEST MITE YOU EVER SAW AND CERTAINLY A VERY ORIGINAL LITTLE FELLOW HE LEFT AT MADEMOISELLE'S PLATE YESTERDAY A LARGE BUNCH OF FLOWERS WITH THE INSCRIPTION THAT THEY WERE FROM THE FAIRIES TO HER TO REWARD HER FOR TAKING CARE OF TWO GOOD GOOD BOYS ETHEL IS A DEAR MORE ABOUT DICKENS WHITE HOUSE MAY TWENTIETH NINETEEN O SIX DEAR TED MOTHER READ US YOUR NOTE AND I WAS INTERESTED IN THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN YOU AND BLANK BLANK OVER DICKENS DICKENS CHARACTERISTICS ARE REALLY TO A GREAT EXTENT PERSONIFIED ATTRIBUTES RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS
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