Mar. 25. rampant. like a gree bay tree, as was said some three thousand years ago, and the righteous is cut off in the midst of his days, Yet, in spite of appearances, Mr. Wells cannot do other than believe that, conspire as men will against it, yet goodness will come out on top. If you are eager to deny this 'Mr, Wells will' not argue with you. You are welcome to your belief if it satisfies you; ae believes otherwise. Secondly, he believes that there is a "scheme Mr. Beverley Nichols, who is a lad o! parts and a writer of torts, has a book on "What Th: Are Like at Home," in which he tells us how men, famous in the world of arts and letters, tie their boot laces, and other interesting and intimate things regarding their daily lives. In writing of H. G. Wells he says that if a paper on General Knowledge were set and competition were open to the universe, Mr, Wells would walk vay with the prize as easily as he swept the board of honours at London university. Twen one years ago Mr. Wells publi ed his confession of faith in tied "First and Last Things." In this book Mr. Wells regards his personality as a tall ship and his philosophy of life as the star he steers her by, He has adopted certain prince as a working guide and, if we may judge by results, these have proved their adequacy and have 0 shaped his career that at the age of sixty-three he can look back on a well won success ant forward to an honoured old age. Now, every man has, consciously or unconsciously, formulated for himself certain axioms by which he guides his conduct. We remember remarking to a friend that his bank account must have nearly reached the point of saturation and asking him what he proposed to do when the daily round and common task longer claimed his attention, His face lit up and he said, "two dogs and a gun." And he miffed the air as though he could smell the scent of heather blowing over Hongkew park. Alas, for the vanity of human hopes, He delayed too long and now vests in a shady spot in Bubbling Well.
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