The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

tolerant, high minded a~ristocrats who
walk through The pages Of The
Patrlcian' would do so. To be sure
they have not starved. Toasted, de-
SPARED. been happy; they have never
thrown themselves out upon the
breast Of life unstayed by its physical
accessories and securities. but at least
they have accepted a tradition and
lived by it; they have felt the obli-
cations of their security and have
played the game according to the rules
as they understand them. The
P~atricians' will bear as many read
ings as "One of our Conquerors" to
extract all its subtle essences.
THE Inn Of Tranquility is fairly
STEPPED in beauty and profound re-
Election. These essays wnl serve and
rank high in English literature. The
Novelisi's Allegory." the Vague
Thoughts on Art" wind In the
Rocks Memories and Three
Cleans" are Jewels of thought and
form. One must point out here Mr..
Galsworthy's noteworthy Owe OF ami
mails. Memories" Is a eulogy OF a lead
dog. exquisitely written. Nor should
one forget the dear dogs and the
spaniel John in the Country House.:
or certain horses so wildly seen and
described in The Patrician" and
Island Pharisees" that they claim
almost the attention OF a human char
acter.
THE Dark Flower was. in the first
place, a new genre. and in the second
place It unfortunately reused a stupid
question as to morality. II Is diff
cult to understand how the question
arose. Perhaps 1t was a mere ques-
ton OF the books fitness for children
and foolish ONE or more likely the
half educated classes still cannot dis
tinsuish between the letter and the
spirit Of the law of love. Badly the
book consists of three sketches in a
mans life: one. entitled Spring de-
scribes very beautifully the half con-
scious. somnolent awakening to Low
OF "A lad OF 10. who Is adored 10y ar
older woman of foreign birth. She
is no constituencies schemer. and see
ing the boys senses inclined really
to awaken by means of a perfectly
normal affection for his little cousin,
she escapes. The second part, and in
comparably the most beautiful, de-
scribes the first full blown passion of
"A mans maturity. 1t is a wonderfully
delicate handling of passion.
The third sketch, Autumn" sees
the same hero. middle aged. successful,
a great sculptor. somewhat deadened
by the peaceful. uninterrupted do
mesticity OF his home life. and almost
but not quite his youth is revived by
the adoring worship of "a beautiful
girl. This time he escapes. first by
confessing his danger TO his wife and
then also by fleeing temptation. There
is not a single gross word vi concep-
ton. The whole discussion OF no.
raiity In connection with the bDos was
beside the mark. The one question
is, whether "A prose form can afford to
hold so exalted a level through an
entire book. Keats might do this in
Hyperion" or Shelley in "Alastor";
but was 1t a legitimate proceeding in
prose? This Is the only question as
to The Dark Flower" The entire
spirit is so exalted hat no question
OF morals enters in.
The F~reelands" Is the first major
work of Mr.. G~alsworthy since the two
beautiful volumes OF 1913. The story
BADLY stated is thu of "A workil; man
Bob Tryst. on a large English estate.
His wife is dead and he is left with
three little children. His deceased
wife's sister lives with him and takes
care of the little ones. Trys; and mis-
sister-in-law are To he married. when
,l. a.n ~ tina aStAtn Nll1nriniV and
his wife, who are of the High Church
~"persuasiun." decide that they must
prevent the marriage on account of
the church's attitude toward the mar
riage OF a deceased wife's sister. In
the near ne%ighborhood Of the Mallor-
ings lives Morton Freeland. one of the
five we'll TO do and influential brothers
representing the professional and
property holding classes. Morton
Freeland has married a who
T. = social revolutionist. n boil his
son and daughter are implicated in
movements of social reform. The
whole wide social fabric of the book
IL interviewer with % Tryst's trag-
edy. Bob, in revenge for being turned
off the estate and out of the cottage
where h, had spent his life. Tres the
Malloring's hayricks, lie is impris-
unc,i. tric1. sentenced to thrc" years
penal servitude. Bob had lived his
whole life in the open under the
stretch of sky. The outlook was too
tInuch for Inn, and he committed sui
eide. Into this little human tragedy
in II Worcestershire estate are drawn
linnumerable people, young lovers,
professional men. justices. land uwners,
the entire organization of n capital
istic society:
reality the issue involved In that tiny
episode concerned human existence I" ll'
depths. for what MAS It hut the simple
all important question OF human freedom
The simple, all important issue Of how
far men and women should r.! TO rul,
the lives u others instead OF trying only
to rule their own. and how far those
Others should allow their lives 10 be 3,
rulede This It was which gave thar cpl
sudc It's power Of attracting and dncctinl
the thoughts. feelings, actions Of 50 many
people otherwise remote. Tn,
mess was caused nv the night best ~ al
worth lighting, 81 democracy agains
autucracy. of a mans right 20 do A. Ia
!, likes with his llfe II he harms not others
OF the Land" against the fettcrs of ",h'
Land" E
This is the economic cruX rOunt
+. which the novel turns. The canvas o'
The Freelands" is II broad one. char
actcrs from all levels of life. the peas
ant, the professions, the capitalist
nra all living and moving in the mic,