Do  not  read  it,  however,  with  slavish  acquiescence ;  with  deference,  for  it
deserves  it,  but  not  more.  And  when  you  have  got  its  principles  woven  into
the  memory,  hereafter,  by  comparison  and  consideration,  you  will  be  able  to
correct  and  modify  for  yourself.  Together  with  this,  I  would  read  carefully
some  other  book  of  a  totally  different  character ;  some  narrative  of  human
action  and  character — if  stirring  and  noble,  so  much  the  better.  I  have  just
finished  the  first  volume  of  Major  Edwardes's  "Punjaub,"  a  history  of  won
derful  adventures,  but  too  long.  I  could  not  recommend  it  to  you, 'but  some
day  I  will  give  you  a  very  brief  epitome  of  it.
I  am  endeavoring  to  do  my  work  more  regularly,  simply,  and  humbly —
trying  as  it  is,  and  against  the  grain,  and  deeply  as  I  feel  the  need  of  some
physical  enterprise.
