第14部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

inary　meekness　under　criticism　and　it　is　possible　enough　that　I　might　not　be　altogether　obedient　to　yours。　But　with　my　high　respect　for　your　power　in　your　Art　and　for　your　experience　as　an　artist；　it　would　be　quite　impossible　for　me　to　hear　a　general　observation　of　yours　on　what　appear　to　you　my　master�faults　without　being　the　better　for　it　hereafter　in　some　way；　I　ask　for　only　a　sentence　or　two　of　general　observation—and　I　do　not　ask　even　for　that；　so　as　to　tease　you—but　in　the　humble　low　voice；　which　is　so　excellent　a　thing　in　women—particularly　when　they　go　a　begging！

The　most　frequent　general　criticism　I　receive；　is；　I　think；　upon　the　style；—“if　I　would　but　change　my　style！”　But　that　is　an　objection　（isn't　it？）　to　the　writer　bodily？　Buffon　says；　and　every　sincere　writer　must　feel；　that　“Le　style　c'est　l'homme”；a　fact；　however；　scarcely　calculated　to　lessen　the　objection　with　certain　critics。

Is　it　indeed　true　that　I　was　so　near　to　the　pleasure　and　honor　of　making　your　acquaintance？　and　can　it　be　true　that　you　look　back　upon　the　lost　opportunity　with　any　regret？　But—you　know—if　you　had　entered　the　“crypt；”　you　might　have　caught　cold；　or　been　tired　to　death；　and　wished　yourself　“a　thousand　miles　off”，　which　would　have　been　worse　than　traveling　them。　It　is　not　my　interest；　however；　to　put　such　thoughts　in　your　head　about　its　being　“all　for　the　best”；　and　I　would　rather　hope　（as　I　do）　that　what　I　lost　by　one　chance　I　may　recover　by　some　future　one。　Winters　shut　me　up　as　they　do　dormouse's　eyes；　in　the　spring；　we　shall　see；　and　I　am　so　much　better　than　I　seem　turning　round　to　the　outward　world　again。　And　in　the　meantime　I　have　learnt　to　know　your　voice；　not　merely　from　the　poetry　but　from　the　kindness　in　it。　Mr。　Kenyon　often　speaks　of　you—dear　Mr。　Kenyon！—w