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So Dickens' characters last almost as Bunyan's do. SO DICKENS'S CHARACTERS LAST ALMOST AS BUNYANS DO
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. 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. S 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 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
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