As soon as any young man appears whose ideals are perched a little higher than those of his neighbors, and who has acquired some knack of performance, he should apparently be immediately taken at his own valuation and loaded with rewards and opportunities.

The public should take off its hat and ask him humbly to step into the limelight and show himself off for the popular edification.

He should not be obliged to make himself interesting to the public.

They should immediately make themselves interested in him, and bolt whatever he chooses to offer them as the very meat and wine of the mind.

But surely one does not need to urge very emphatically that popularity won upon such easy terms would be demoralizing to any but very highly gifted and very cool-headed men.