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Chapter 20

           TheacceptedidealofapoetisApollohewasagodandnopoetintheflesheverapproachesthegod-like!Andtheacceptedidealofthefemalenovelist,isanelderly,dowdy,spectacled,frowsyfrightMavisClaredoesnotfulfilthisdescription,yetsheistheauthorof‘Differences.NowMcWhing,whothrasheshercontinuallyinallthepapershecancommand,iselderly,ugly,spectacledandfrowsyandheistheauthorofnothing!Women-authorsareinvariablysupposedtobehideousmen-authorsforthemostpartarehideous.Buttheirhideousnessisnotnotedorinsisteduponwhereas,nomatterhowgood-lookingwomen-writersmaybe,theystillpassunderpress-commentasfrights,becausethefiatofpress-opinionconsiderstheyoughttobefrights,eveniftheyarenot.Aprettyauthoressisanoffenceanincongruityasomethingthatneithermennorwomencareabout.Mendon’tcareabouther,becausebeingcleverandindependent,shedoesnotoftencareaboutthemwomendon’tcareabouther,becauseshehastheeffronterytocombineattractivelookswithintelligence,andshemakesanawkwardrivaltothosewhohaveonlyattractivelookswithoutintelligence.Sowagstheworld!

           

           Owildworld!circlingthroughæonsuntold

           ‘Midfiresofsunriseandsunsetthroughflashesof

           silverandgold

           Grainofdustinastormatomofsandbythe

           sea

           Whatisyourworth,Oworld,totheAngelsofGod

           andme!

           

           Hesangthisquitesuddenly,hisrichbaritonepealingoutmusicallyonthewarmsilentair.

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