Gawthrop:
"`I look beyond thy brow's concealment!
I see thy spirit's dark revealment!
Thy inner self betrayed I see:
Thy coward, craven, shivering ME!'
"`We think we know one another,' exclaimed Hollins; `but do we? We
see the faults of others, their weaknesses, their disagreeable
qualities, and we keep silent. How much we should gain, were
candor as universal as concealment! Then each one, seeing himself
as others see him, would truly know himself. How much
misunderstanding might be avoided--how much hidden shame be
removed--hopeless, because unspoken, love made glad--honest
admiration cheer its object--uttered sympathy mitigate
misfortune--in short, how much brighter and happier the world would
become if each one expressed, everywhere and at all times, his true
and entire feeling! Why, even Evil would lose half its power!'
"There seemed to be so much practical wisdom in these views that we
were all dazzled and half-convinced at the start. So, when
Hollins, turning towards me, as he continued, exclaimed--`Come, why
should not this candor be adopted in our Arcadia? Will any one--
will you, Enos--commence at once by telling me now--to my face--my
principal faults?' I answered after a moment's reflection--`You
have a great deal of intellectual arrogance, and you are,
physically, very indolent'
"He did not flinch from the self-invited test, though he looked a
little surprised.
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