Excerpt from Katherine
It is quite expedient that one should make a concession at least twice a year and go to see what the artists are doing. Sometimes there is reward. The making of bread in the ovens of necessity, however, is not conducive to that. What the artist shows you in the galleries is mostly what he cuts up afterwards in the studios - always supposing that there is not a purchaser. If there is a willing patron, it is a different matter; then there will be nothing to destroy and some leisure to work.
But there is no denying that there are rewards, if you have patience. If only you will stand motionless on the bank of the stream for a sufficient length of time, the trout will drift out of the sombre shades into the brilliant shallows, and you will have the opportunity of seeing somewhat of God"s handicraft in God"s domain. But the impossibility of expecting the public to stand still is neither to be excused nor wondered at. They want to see their trout at once, and when well confident that he is there, under that lurching branch of willow, they have to get him out.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Katherine (Classic Reprint) (E. Temple Thurston)