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grander�察�and as much more beautiful�察�and as much more strange。                    For one 

is the whole�察�and the other is one�察�a few tiny scraps of the whole。                    The 

one is the work of God�察�the other is the work of man。                   Be sure that no 

man   can   ever   fancy   anything   strange�察  �unexpected�察  �and   curious�察  �without 

finding   if   he   had   eyes   to   see�察  �a   hundred   things   around   his   feet   more 

strange�察�more unexpected�察�more curious�察�actually ready´made already by 

God。     You are fond of fairy tales�察�because they are fanciful�察�and like your 

dreams。      My   dear   child�察  �as   your   eyes   open   to   the   true   fairy   tale   which 

Madam How can   tell you   all day  long�察�nursery  stories will seem to   you 

poor   and   dull。   All   those   feelings   in   you   which   your   nursery   tales   call 

out��imagination�察�wonder�察�awe�察�pity�察�and I trust too�察�hope and lovewill 

be called out�察�I believe�察�by the Tale of all Tales�察�the true ;Marchen allen 



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Marchen�察─�so much more fully and strongly and purely�察�that you will feel 

that   novels   and   story´books   are   scarcely   worth   your   reading�察  �as   long   as 

you   can   read   the   great   green   book�察  �of   which   every   bud   is   a   letter�察  �and 

every tree a page。 

     Wonder if you will。        You cannot wonder too much。              That you might 

wonder all your life long�察�God put you into this wondrous world�察�and gave 

you that faculty of wonder which he has not given to the brutes�察�which is 

at   once   the   mother   of   sound   science�察  �and   a   pledge   of   immortality   in   a 

world more wondrous even than this。               But wonder at the right thing�察�not 

at the wrong�察�at the real miracles and prodigies�察�not at the sham。                Wonder 

not at the world of man。 Waste not your admiration�察�interest�察�hope on it�察�its 

pretty toys�察�gay fashions�察�fine clothes�察�tawdry luxuries�察�silly amusements。 

Wonder at the works of God。            You will not�察�perhaps�察�take my advice yet。 

The world of man looks so pretty�察�that you will needs have your peep at it�察�

and stare into its shop windows�察�and if you can�察�go to a few of its stage 

plays�察�and dance at a few of its balls。 AhwellAfter a wild dream comes 

an    uneasy    wakening�察    �and   after  too   many    sweet    things�察  �comes    a  sick 

headache。      And one morning you will awake�察�I trust and pray�察�from the 

world of man to the world of God�察�and wonder where wonder is due�察�and 

worship where worship is due。            You will awake like a child who has been 

at a pantomime over night�察�staring at the ;fairy halls�察─�which are all paint 

and canvas�察�and the ;dazzling splendours�察─�which are gas and oil�察�and the 

;magic transformations�察─�which are done with ropes and pulleys�察�and the 

;brilliant elves�察─�who are poor little children out of the next foul alley�察�and 

the   harlequin   and   clown�察  �who   through   all   their   fun   are   thinking   wearily 

over the old debts which they must pay�察�and the hungry mouths at home 

which they must feed�此        �and so�察�having thought it all wondrously glorious�察�

and   quite   a   fairy   land�察  �slips   tired   and   stupid   into   bed�察  �and   wakes   next 

morning to see the pure light shining in through the delicate frost´lace on 

the window´pane�察�and looks out over fields of virgin snow�察�and watches 

the rosy dawn and cloudless blue�察�and the great sun rising to the music of 

cawing rooks and piping stares�察�and says�察 �This is the true wonder。                   This 

is the true glory。     The theatre last night was the fairy land of man�察�but this 

is the fairy land of God。; 



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                             CHAPTER VII 



                                 ´THE CHALK´CARTS 



     What   do   you   want   to   know   about   next�拭   �More   about   the   caves   in 

which the old savages lived��how they were made�察�and how the curious 

things inside them got there�察�and so forth。 

     Well�察  �we   will   talk   about   that   in   good   time�此�but   nowWhat   is   that 

coming down the hill�拭�

     Oh�察�only some chalk´carts。 

     Only some chalk´carts�拭         �It seems to me that these chalk´carts are the 

very  things   we   want�察  �that   if   we   follow   them  far   enoughI   do   not   mean 

with   our   feet   along   the   public   road�察  �but   with   our   thoughts   along   a   road 

which�察�I am sorry to say�察�the public do not yet know much aboutwe shall 

come to a cave�察�and understand how a cave is made。                  Meanwhile�察�do not 

be in a hurry to say�察 �Only a chalk´cart�察─�or only a mouse�察�or only a dead 

leaf。   Chalk´carts�察�like mice�察�and dead leaves�察�and most other matters in 

the   universe   are   very   curious   and   odd   things   in   the   eyes   of   wise   and 

reasonable people。        Whenever I hear young men saying ;only; this and 

;only; that�察�I begin to suspect them of belonging�察�not to the noble army of 

sagesmuch less to the  most noble army  of   martyrs��but to the ignoble 

army of noodles�察�who think nothing interesting or important but dinners�察�

and   balls�察  �and   races�察  �and   back´biting   their   neighbours�察  �and   I   should   be 

sorry to see you enlisting in that regiment when you grow up。                  But think´ 

´are not chalk´carts very odd and curious things�拭              �I think they are。       To 

my   mind�察  �it   is   a   curious   question   how   men   ever   thought   of   inventing 

wheels�察�and�察�again�察�when they first thought of it。            It is a curious question�察�

too�察�how men ever found out that they could make horses work for them�察�

and so began to tame them�察�instead of eating them�察�and a curious question 

��which   I   think   we   shall   never   get   answered��   when   the   first   horse´tamer 

lived�察�and in what country。          And a very curious�察�and�察�to me�察�a beautiful 

sight it is�察�to see those two noble horses obeying that little boy�察�whom they 

could kill with a single kick。 

     But�察�beside all this�察�there is a question�察�which ought to be a curious one 



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to you ��for I suspect you cannot answer it��Why does the farmer take the 

trouble to send his cart and horses eight miles and more�察�to draw in chalk 

from Odiham chalk´pit�拭�

     Oh�察�he is going to put it on the land�察�of course。          They are chalking the 

bit at the top of the next field�察�where the copse was grubbed。 

     But what good will he do by putting chalk on it�拭               �Chalk is not rich 

and fertile�察�like manure�察�it is altogether poor�察�barren stuff�此         �you know that�察�

or   ought    to  know    it。 Recollect     the  chalk   cuttings   and   banks    on  the 

railway between Basingstoke and Winchesterhow utterly barren they are。 

Though they have been open these thirty years�察�not a blade of grass�察�hardly 

a bit of moss�察�has grown on them�察�or will grow�察�perhaps�察�for centuries。 

     Come�察�let us find out something about the chalk before we talk about 

the caves。     The chalk is here�察�and the caves are not�察�and ;Learn from the 

thing that lies nearest you; is as good a rule as ;Do the duty which lies 

nearest you。;      Let us come into the grubbed bit�察�and ask the farmerthere 

he is in his gig。 

     Well�察�old friend�察�and how are you�拭          �Here is a little boy who wants to 

know why you are putting chalk on your field。 

     Does   he   then�拭  �If   he   ever   tries   to   farm   round   here�察  �he   will   have   to 

learn for his first ruleNo chalk�察�no wheat。 

     But why�拭�

     Why�察�is   more   than   I   can tell�察�young squire。      But if   you   want   to   see 

how it comes about�察�look here at this freshly´grubbed land how sour it is。 

You can see that by the colour of itsome black�察�some red�察�some green�察�

some yellow�察�all full of sour iron�察�which will let nothing grow。               After the 

chalk has been on it a year or two�察�those colours will have all gone out of 

it�察�and it will turn to a nice wholesome brown�察�like the rest of the field�察�

and then you will know that the land is sweet�察�and fit for any crop。                Now 

do you mind what I tell you�察�and then I'll tell you something more。                   We 

put on the chalk because�察�beside sweetening the land�察�it will hold water。 

You see�察�the land about here�察�though it is often very wet from springs�察�is 

sandy and hungry�察�and when we drain the bottom water out of it�察�the top 

water ��that is�察�the rain�� is apt to run through it too fast�此         �and then it dries 

and burns up�察�and we get no plant of wheat�察�nor of turnips either。                So we 



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put on chalk to hold water�察�and keep the ground moist。 

     But how   can these lumps   of chalk   hold   water�拭          �They  are   not   made 

like cups。 

     No�此   �but they are made like sponges�察�which serves our turn better still。 

Just take up that lump�察�young squire�察�and you'll see water enough in it�察�or 

rather looking out of it�察�and staring you in the face。 

     Why� �one side of the lump is all over thick ice。                So it is。    All that 

water   was   inside   the   chalk   last   night�察  �till   it   froze。 And   then   it   came 

squeezing out of the holes in the chalk in strings�察�as you may see it if you 

break the ice across。       Now you may judge for yourself how much water a 

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