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with till he came to grief again�察�boasting in the meantime that he and not 

Analysis had found out the facts。            And at last he grew so conceited that 

he fancied he knew all that Madam How could teach him�察�or Lady Why 

either�察�and that he understood all things in heaven and earth�察�while it was 

not the real heaven and earth that he was thinking of�察�but a sham heaven 

and a sham earth�察�which he had built up out of his guesses and his own 

fancies。 

     And   the   more   Synthesis   waxed   in   pride�察  �and   the   more   he   trampled 

upon his poor brother�察�the more reckless he grew�察�and the more willing to 

deceive   himself。      If   his   real   flowers   would   not   grow�察  �he   cut   out   paper 

flowers�察  �and   painted   them   and   said   that   they   would   do   just   as   well   as 

natural ones。      If his dolls would not work�察�he put strings and wires behind 

them     to  make     them    nod   their   heads    and   open    their  eyes�察  �and   then 

persuaded   other   people�察  �and   perhaps   half´persuaded   himself�察  �that   they 

were alive。      If the hand of his weather´glass went down�察�he nailed it up to 

insure a fine day�察�and tortured�察�burnt�察�or murdered every one who said it 

did not keep up of itself。         And many other foolish and wicked things he 

did�察�which little boys need not hear of yet。 

     But    at  last   his  punishment       came�察   �according     to  the   laws    of  his 

grandmother�察  �Madam   How�察  �which   are   like   the   laws   of   the   Medes   and 



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Persians�察�and alter not�察�as you and all mankind will sooner or later find�察�for 

he grew so rich and powerful that he grew careless and lazy�察�and thought 

about   nothing   but   eating   and   drinking�察  �till   people   began   to   despise   him 

more   and   more。      And   one   day   he   left   the   dungeon   of   Analysis   so   ill 

guarded�察�that Analysis got out and ran away。               Great was the hue and cry 

after him�察�and terribly would he have been punished had he been caught。 

But�察�lo and behold�察�folks had grown so disgusted with Synthesis that they 

began to take the part of Analysis。            Poor men hid him in their cottages�察�

and    scholars    in  their  studies。    And     when    war   arose   about    him��and 

terrible wars did arise��good kings�察�wise statesmen�察�gallant soldiers�察�spent 

their    treasure   and   their   lives   in  fighting   for   him。    All    honest    folk 

welcomed   him�察  �because   he   was   honest�察  �and   all   wise   folk   used   him�察  �for�察�

instead of being a conceited tyrant like Synthesis�察�he showed himself the 

most faithful�察�diligent�察�humble of servants�察�ready to do every man's work�察�

and answer every man's questions。              And among them all he got so well 

fed that he grew very shortly into the giant that he ought to have been all 

along�察�and was�察�and will be for many a year to come�察�perfectly able to take 

care of himself。 

     As for poor Synthesis�察�he really has fallen so low in these days�察�that 

one cannot but pity  him。          He   now goes   about humbly  after   his brother�察�

feeding on any scraps that are thrown to him�察�and is snubbed and rapped 

over the knuckles�察 �and told one  minute to   hold his tongue  and mind his 

own business�察�and the next that he has no business at all to mind�察�till he 

has got into such a poor way that some folks  fancy he will die�察�and  are 

actually digging his grave already�察�and composing his epitaph。                   But they 

are trying to wear the bear's skin before the bear is killed�察�for Synthesis is 

not dead�察�nor anything like it�察�and he will rise up again some day�察�to make 

good friends with his brother Analysis�察�and by his help do nobler and more 

beautiful work than he has ever yet done in the world。 

     So   now  Analysis   has   got   the   upper   hand�察  �so   much   so   that   he   is   in 

danger of being spoilt by too much prosperity�察�as his brother was before 

him�察�in which case he too will have his fall�察�and a great deal of good it will 

do him。     And that is the end of my story�察�and a true story it is。 

     Now   you   must   remember�察  �whenever   you   have   to   do   with   him�察  �that 



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Analysis�察  �like   fire�察  �is   a   very   good   servant�察  �but   a   very  bad   master。 For�察�

having   got   his   freedom   only   of   late   years   or   so�察  �he   is�察  �like   young   men 

when they come suddenly to be their own masters�察�apt to be conceited�察�and 

to fancy that he knows everything�察�when really he knows nothing�察�and can 

never     know    anything�察   �but   only   knows     about   things�察  �which    is  a  very 

different matter。      Indeed�察�nowadays he pretends that he can teach his old 

grandmother�察�Madam How�察�not only how to suck eggs�察�but to make eggs 

into the bargain�察�while the good old lady just laughs at him kindly�察�and lets 

him   run   on�察  �because   she   knows   he   will   grow   wiser   in   time�察  �and   learn 

humility by his mistakes and failures�察�as I hope you will from yours。 

     However�察�Analysis is a very clever young giant�察�and can do wonderful 

work as long   as he  meddles only  with dead things�察�like this bit of  lime。 

He can take it to pieces�察�and tell you of what things it is made�察�or seems to 

be made�察�and take them to pieces again�察�and tell you what each of them is 

made of�察�and so on�察�till he gets conceited�察�and fancies that he can find out 

some one Thing of all things ��which he calls matter���察�of which all other 

things   are   made�察  �and   some   Way   of   all   ways   ��which   he   calls   force���察  �by 

which all things are made�此          �but when he boasts in that way�察�old Madam 

How   smiles�察  �and   says�察   �My   child�察  �before   you   can   say   that�察  �you   must 

remember a hundred things which you are forgetting�察�and learn a hundred 

thousand things which you do not know�察─�and then she just puts her hand 

over his eyes�察�and Master Analysis begins groping in the dark�察�and talking 

the saddest nonsense。         So beware of him�察�and keep him in his own place�察�

and to his own work�察�or he will flatter you�察�and get the mastery of you�察�and 

persuade you that he can teach you a thousand things of which he knows 

no   more   than   he   does   why   a   duck's   egg   never   hatches   into   a   chicken。 

And remember�察�if Master Analysis ever grows saucy and conceited with 

you�察�just ask him that last riddle�察�and you will shut him up at once。 

     And why�拭�

     Because Analysis   can only  explain   to   you   a   little   about   dead   things�察�

like stonesinorganic things as they are called。            Living thingsorganisms�察�

as   they   are   calledhe   cannot   explain   to   you   at   all。 When   he   meddles 

with them�察 �he always   ends like the man   who killed his goose   to get   the 

golden eggs。       He has to kill his goose�察�or his flower�察�or his insect�察�before 



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he can analyse it�察�and then it is not a goose�察�but only the corpse of a goose�察�

not a flower�察�but only the dead stuff of the flower。 

     And therefore he will never do anything but fail�察�when he tries to find 

out the life in things。       How  can he�察�when   he has   to take the  life out   of 

them first�拭     �He could not even find out how a plum´ pudding is made by 

merely analysing it。        He might part the sugar�察�and the flour�察�and the suet�察�

he might even ��for he is very clever�察�and very patient too�察�the more honour 

to him��   take   every  atom  of   sugar out of the   flour   with   which   it   had got 

mixed�察�and every atom of brown colour which had got out of the plums 

and currants into the body of the pudding�察�and then�察�for aught I know�察�put 

the colouring matter back again into the plums and currants�察�and then�察�for 

aught I know�察�turn the boiled pudding into a raw one again�察�for he is a 

great   conjurer�察  �as   Madam   How's   grandson   is   bound   to   be�此     �but   yet   he 

would never  find   out   how  the   pudding   was   made�察  �unless   some   one   told 

him the great secret which the sailors in the old story forgotthat the cook 

boiled it in a cloth。 

     This   is   Analysis's   weak   pointdon't   let   it   be   yoursthat   in   all   his 

calculations   he   is   apt   to   forget   the   cloth�察  �and   indeed   the   cook   likewise。 

No doubt he can analyse the matter of things�此             �but he will keep forgetting 

that he cannot analyse their form。 

     Do I mean their shape�拭�

     No�察�my child�察�no。        I mean something which makes the shape of things�察�

and    the   matter   of   them   likewise�察   �but   which    folks   have   lost  sight   of 

nowadays�察�and do not seem likely to get sight of again for a few hundred 

years。     So I suppose that you need not trouble your head about it�察�but may 

just follow the fashions as long as they last。 

     About this   piece of   lime�察  �however�察�Analysis   can tell us   a great   deal。 

And we may trust what he says�察�and believe that he understands what he 

says。 

     Why�拭�

     Think   now。     If   you   took   your   watch   to   pieces�察  �you   would   probably 

spoil   it   for  ever�察  �you   would have   perhaps   broken�察 �and   certainly  mislaid�察�

some of the bits�察�and not even a watchmaker could put it together again。 

You would have analysed the watch wrongly。                  But if a watchmaker took 



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it to pieces then any other watchmaker could pu

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