Grundymustallowhimlicence。Wherehisownpurseandcreditarenotthreatened，hewilldothehonoursofhisvillagegenerously。
Anyartistismadewelcome，throughwhatevermediumhemayseekexpression；scienceisrespected；eventheidler，ifheprove，ashesorarelydoes，agentleman，willsoonbegintofindhimselfathome。Andwhenthatessentiallymoderncreature，theEnglishorAmericangirl-student，begantowalkcalmlyintohisfavouriteinnsasifintoadrawing-roomathome，theFrenchpainterownedhimselfdefenceless；hesubmittedorhefled。HisFrenchrespectability，quiteaspreciseasours，thoughcoveringdifferentprovincesoflife，recoiledaghastbeforetheinnovation。Butthegirlswerepainters；therewasnothingtobedone；andBarbizon，whenIlastsawitandforthetimeatleast，waspracticallycededtothefairinvader。Paterfamilias，ontheotherhand，thecommontourist，theholidayshopman，andthecheapyounggentlemanuponthespree，hehoundedfromhisvillageswitheverycircumstanceofcontumely。
Thispurelyartisticsocietyisexcellentfortheyoungartist。
Theladsaremostlyfools；theyholdthelatestorthodoxyinitscrudeness；theyareatthatstageofeducation，forthemostpart，whenamanistoomuchoccupiedwithstyletobeawareofthenecessityforanymatter；andthis，aboveallfortheEnglishman，isexcellent。Toworkgrosslyatthetrade，toforgetsentiment，tothinkofhismaterialandnothingelse，is，forawhileatleast，theking\'shighwayofprogress。Here，inEngland，toomanypaintersandwritersdwelldispersed，unshielded，amongtheintelligentbourgeois。These，whentheyarenotmerelyindifferent，pratetohimabouttheloftyaimsandmoralinfluenceofart。Andthisisthelad\'sruin。Forartis，firstofallandlastofall，atrade。Theloveofwordsandnotadesiretopublishnewdiscoveries，theloveofformandnotanovelreadingofhistoricalevents，markthevocationofthewriterandthepainter。Thearabesque，properlyspeaking，andeveninliterature，isthefirstfancyoftheartist；hefirstplayswithhismaterialasachildplayswithakaleidoscope；andheisalreadyinasecondstagewhenhebeginstousehisprettycountersfortheendofrepresentation。Inthat，hemustpauselongandtoilfaithfully；
thatishisapprenticeship；anditisonlythefewwhowillreallygrowbeyondit，andgoforward，fullyequipped，todothebusinessofrealart-togivelifetoabstractionsandsignificanceandcharmtofacts。Inthemeanwhile，lethimdwellmuchamonghisfellow-craftsmen。Theyalonecantakeaseriousinterestinthechildishtasksandpitifulsuccessesoftheseyears。Theyalonecanbeholdwithequanimitythisfingeringofthedumbkeyboard，thispolishingofemptysentences，thisdullandliteralpaintingofdullandinsignificantsubjects。Outsiderswillspurhimon。