Whenluncheonwasoverheaskedhisvisitortowalkwithhimintothegarden,andnosoonerweretheyalonethanhecontinued:\'Well,Mr。Somerset,youaredownheresketchingarchitectureforprofessionalpurposes。Nothingcanbebetter:youareayoungman,andyourartisoneinwhichthereareinnumerablechances。\'
\'Ihadbeguntothinktheywereratherfew,\'saidSomerset。
\'No,theyarenumerousenough:thedifficultyistofindoutwheretheylie。Itisbettertoknowwhereyourluckliesthanwhereyourtalentlies:that\'sanoldman\'sopinion。\'
\'I\'llrememberit,\'saidSomerset。
\'Andnowgivemesomeaccountofyournewclubs,newhotels,andnewmen……WhatIwasgoingtoadd,onthesubjectoffindingoutwhereyourlucklies,isthatnobodyissounfortunateasnottohavealuckystarinsomedirectionorother。Perhapsyoursisattheantipodes;ifso,gothere。