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That for which humanity has the strongest claim upon its workmen, is the representation of its own best; but the loudest demand of the present day is for the representation of that grade of humanity of which men see the most  that type of things which could never have been but that it might pass. THAT FOR WHICH HUMANITY HAS THE STRONGEST CLAIM UPON ITS WORKMEN IS THE REPRESENTATION OF ITS OWN BEST BUT THE LOUDEST DEMAND OF THE PRESENT DAY IS FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF THAT GRADE OF HUMANITY OF WHICH MEN SEE THE MOST THAT TYPE OF THINGS WHICH CAN NEVER HAVE BEEN BUT THAT IT MIGHT PASS
cape, and which caused a great need for Gibbies. Evil language and coarse behaviour alike passed over him, without leaving the smallest stain upon heart or conscience, desire or will. No one could doubt it who considered the clarity of his face and eyes, in which the occasional but not frequent expression of keenness and promptitude scarcely even ruffled the prevailing look of unclouded heavenly babyhood. If any one thinks I am unfaithful to human fact, and overcharge the description of this child, I on my side doubt the extent of the experience of that man or woman. I admit the child a rarity, but a rarity in the right direction, and therefore a being with whom humanity has the greater need to be made acquainted. I admit that the best things are the commonest, but the highest types and the best combinations of them are the rarest. There is more love in the world than anything else, for instance; but the best love and the individual in whom love is supreme are the rarest of all things.  THERE WAS NO ESCAPE AND WHICH CAUSED A GREAT NEED FOR GIBBEYS EVIL LANGUAGE AND COARSE BEHAVIOUR ALIKE PASSED OVER HIM WITHOUT LEAVING THE SMALLEST STAIN UPON HEART OR CONSCIENCE DESIRE OR WILL NO ONE COULD DOUBT IT WHO CONSIDERED THE CLEARITY OF HIS FACE AND EYES IN WHICH THE OCCASIONAL BUT NOT FREQUENT EXPRESSION OF KEENNESS AND PROMPTITUDE SCARCELY EVEN RUFFLED THE PREVAILING LOOK OF UNCLOUDED HEAVENLY BABYHOOD IF ANY ONE THINKS I AM UNFAITHFUL TO HUMAN FACT AND OVERCHARGED THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS CHILD I ON MY SIDE DOUBT THE EXTENT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THAT MAN OR WOMAN I ADMIT THE CHILD A RARITY BUT A RARITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THEREFORE A BEING WITH WHOM HUMANITY HAS THE GREATER NEED TO BE MADE ACQUAINTED I ADMIT THAT THE BEST THINGS ARE THE COMMONEST BUT THE HIGHEST TYPES AND THE BEST COMBINATIONS OF THEM ARE THE RAREST THERE IS MORE LOVE IN THE WORLD THAN ANYTHING ELSE FOR INSTANCE BUT THE BEST LOVE AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN WHOM LOVE IS SUPREME ARE THE RAREST OF ALL THINGS
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