Возвращение на родину

II. The New Course Causes Disappointment

           

           Intheinterestsofrenowntheforwardnessshouldliechieflyinthecapacitytohandlethings.Successfulpropagandistshavesucceededbecausethedoctrinetheybringintoformisthatwhichtheirlistenershaveforsometimefeltwithoutbeingabletoshape.Amanwhoadvocatesaestheticeffortanddeprecatessocialeffortisonlylikelytobeunderstoodbyaclasstowhichsocialefforthasbecomeastalematter.Toargueuponthepossibilityofculturebeforeluxurytothebucolicworldmaybetoarguetruly,butitisanattempttodisturbasequencetowhichhumanityhasbeenlongaccustomed.YeobrightpreachingtotheEgdoneremitesthattheymightrisetoaserenecomprehensivenesswithoutgoingthroughtheprocessofenrichingthemselveswasnotunlikearguingtoancientChaldeansthatinascendingfromearthtothepureempyreanitwasnotnecessarytopassfirstintotheinterveningheavenofether.

           WasYeobright’smindwell-proportioned?No.Awellproportionedmindisonewhichshowsnoparticularbias;oneofwhichwemaysafelysaythatitwillnevercauseitsownertobeconfinedasamadman,torturedasaheretic,orcrucifiedasablasphemer.Also,ontheotherhand,thatitwillnevercausehimtobeapplaudedasaprophet,reveredasapriest,orexaltedasaking.Itsusualblessingsarehappinessandmediocrity.

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