Much of its interest, moreover, can be traced to the example of an English novelist; for in choosing some pieces for children from Henry Brooke's _Fool of Quality_, Mr. Day had been so struck by its simple and vivid style as to regret that Brooke himself had not written books for children; and it is clear that, while the theory of _Sandford and Merton_ came direct from Rousseau, many dramatic situations, which are the life of the story, were suggested by _The Fool of Quality_.
