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Has he perchance attended the theatre (a rare thing for him) to witness one of Ponsart's comedies, or a drama of Charles Edmond's, he feels bound to give an account of his impressions to the friend to whom he is indebted for this pleasure, and his letter becomes a literary and philosophical criticism, full of sense, and like no other. HAS HE PERCHANCE ATTENDED A THEATRE A RARE THING FOR HIM TO WITNESS ONE OF PORSA'S COMEDIES OR A DRAMA OF CHARLOTTE MOR'S HE FEELS BOUND TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIS IMPRESSIONS TO THE FRIEND TO WHOM HE IS INDEBTED FOR THIS PLEASURE AND HIS LETTER BECOMES A LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM FULL OF SENSE AND LIKE NO OTHER
over; we have a first draught, excellent and clear, a jet from the fountain-head, but that is all. The new arguments, which he discovers in support of his ideas and which opposition suggests to him, are an agreeable surprise, and shed a light which we should vainly search for even in his works. His correspondence differs essentially from his books, in that it gives you no uneasiness; it places you in the very heart of the man, explains him to you, and leaves you with an impression of moral esteem and almost of intellectual security. We feel his sincerity. I know of no one to whom he can be more fitly compared in this respect than George Sand, whose correspondence is large, and at the same time full of sincerity. His role and his nature correspond. If he is writing to a young man who unbosoms himself to him in sceptical anxiety, to a young woman who asks him to decide delicate questions of conduct for her, his letter takes the form of a short moral essay, of a father-confessor's advice. TIME IN READING THEM OVER WE HAVE A FIRST DRAUGHT EXCELLENT AND CLEAR A JET FROM THE FOUNTAIN HEAD BUT THAT IS ALL THE NEW ARGUMENTS WHICH HE DISCOVERS IN SUPPORT OF HIS IDEAS AND WHICH OPPOSITION SUGGESTS TO HIM ARE AN AGREEABLE SURPRISE AND SHED A LIGHT WHICH WE SHOULD VAINLY SEARCH FOR EVEN IN HIS WORKS HIS CORRESPONDENCE DIFFERS ESSENTIALLY FROM HIS BOOKS IN THAT IT GIVES YOU NO UNEASINESS IT PLACES YOU IN THE VERY HEART OF THE MAN EXPLAINS HIM TO YOU AND LEAVES YOU WITH AN IMPRESSION OF MORAL ESTEEM AND ALMOST OF INTELLECTUAL SECURITY WE FEEL HIS SINCERITY I KNOW OF NO ONE TO WHOM HE CAN BE MORE FITLY COMPARED IN THIS RESPECT THAN GEORGE SAINT WHOSE CORRESPONDENCE IS LARGE AND AT THE SAME TIME FULL OF SINCERITY HIS ROLE AND HIS NATURE CORRESPOND IF HE IS WRITING TO A YOUNG MAN WHO UNBOSOMS HIMSELF TO HIM IN SCEPTICAL ANXIETY TO A YOUNG WOMAN WHO ASKS HIM TO DECIDE DELICATE QUESTIONS OF CONDUCT FOR HER HIS LETTER TAKES THE FORM OF A SHORT MORAL ESSAY OF A FARTHER CONFESSOR'S ADVICE
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