落伍文学

CHAPTER IX STYLE（第1页）

CHAPTERIXSTYLE

Di—Purity—Propriety—Pre

Itistheobjectofeverywritertoputhisthoughtsiiveformaspossiblesoastomakeagoodimpressiononthereader。Apersohoughtsabeuheminsuchaealtoothers，tlyheotexertthefullforceofhisiyheimprintofhischarae，whereasmanyamanbutiedmaywieldsuchafaastoattrationandwinforhimselfanenviousplaghisporaries。

Ineverydaylifeorationsofmemeasideandonesofmedioecases，little，ifany，abilityportaheformerareuoimpresstheirpersonality?theyhavegreatthoughts，greatideas，butthesethoughtsandideasarelotheirbrainsandarelikeprisohebarsstrugglihekeyoflanguagewhichwouldopenthedooriswaheyhavetoremainlockedup。

Manyamanhasththeworldunheardofandoflittlebeorhimself，simplybecauseheoutwhatisinhimasubservienttohiswill。Itisthedutyofeveryoodevelophisbest，notonlyforthebeofhimselfbutfoodofhisfellowmen。Itisnotatallohavegreatlearningorats，thelaborerisasusefulinhisohilosopherinhis?norisitohavemas。Olyusedismuchbetterthantenwroenamanorewithohanhisporarydowithten，oftenamanmakeofartherthahehandsofhisneighbor，oftenthepoormanlivesmorefortablythanthemillionaire。Alldependsupontheindividualhimself。IfhemakerightuseofwhatthecreativenhimandliveagtothelawsofGodandnatureheisfulfillinghisallottedplatheuniversalschemeof，inotherwords，whenhedoeshisbest，heislivinguptothestandardofausefulmanhood。

Nowiodohisbestamanofordinaryintelligeionshouldbeabletoexpresshimselfcorrectlybothinspeakingandwriting，thatis，heshouldbeabletoveyhisthoughtsimahesimplestderstand。Themannerineakerorwriterveyshisthoughtsisknownashisstyle。InotherwordsStylemaybedefihepenerinresseshissthroughthemediumofladependsuponthechoiceofwordsandtheirarraoeaniwowritershaveexactlythesamestyle，thatistosay，expresstheirideasafterthesamepe，justasnotwomortalsarefashioureinthesamemould，sothatoterpartoftheother。

Justasmeheadtoheirvoices，sodotheydifferirue。

Tworeporterssentoutonthesamemission，saytoreportafire，willverballydifferintheiratsthoughmateriallybothdesswillbethesameasfarastheleadingfactsareed。Onewillexpresshimselfinastyledifferentfromtheother。

Ifyouareaskedtodescribethedangofared-hairedladyatthelastcharityballyoueithersay

—"TherubyCirce，withtheTitianlogliketheoriflammewhidsthegoldengodofdayashesihegloryofthebur，gaveadiviioerpsiartwhichthrilledthesoulsofthemultitude"or，yousimplysay—"Thered-hairedladydancedveryleasedtheaudie;

Theformerisaspeoftheultrafloridorbombasticstylewhichmaybesaidtodependupoyofverbosityforitseffect，thelatterisaspeplenaturalStyle。osayitistobepreferred。Theothershouldbeavoided。Itstampstheersonofshallowness，ignoranexperiehasbeeedfromtheneers。Eveflatulentofyellowsheetseitintheirioryinstylearenowuniversallyned。

Itisthedutyofeveryspeakeraolaborafterapleasigainshimarancewherehewouldotherwisebedebarred。Ofteofasubjedsasmutheresehesubjectitself。Oerwillmakeitattraotherrepulsive。Foriakeapassageinhistory。Treatedbyoorianitislikeadesiccatedmummy，dry，dull，disgustihespellofais，asitwere，galvaoavirilelivingthingwhilypleasesbutcaptivatesthereader。