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Black’s, who will not be interrupted, but only raises his voice: “Now, I know how this Theme was written,” he says, “first one sentence, and then your boy sat thinking, and devouring the end of his pen; presently down went the second, and so on. The rule is, first think, and then write: don’t write when you have nothing to say; or, if you do, you will make a mess of it.
White, the Tutor, is more and more pleased with young Mr. Black; and, when the latter asks him for some hints for writing Latin, Mr. White takes him into his confidence and lends him a number of his own papers. Among others he puts the following into Mr. Black’s hands. Mr. White’s view of Latin translation.
Black’s narrative; but for this very reason, I may consistently quote it, for from a different point of view it may throw light on the subject treated in common by both these literary authorities. Old Mr. Black’s Confession of his search after a Latin style.
It’s my opinion that man could make you believe black’s white, Fanny Larimore.” As Hosmer approached his house, he felt mechanically in his pocket for his latch key; so small a trick having come back to him with the old habit of misery. Of course he found no key.
‘Well,’ said the tinker, after we had discoursed some time, ‘I little thought, when I first saw you, that you were of my own trade.’ Myself. Nor am I, at least not exactly. There is not much difference, ’tis true, between a tinker and a smith. Tinker. You are a whitesmith then? Myself. Not I, I’d scorn to be anything so mean; no, friend, black’s the colour; I am a brother of the horse-shoe.
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