Whatisthelogicaldeductiontobedrawnfromallthis？Simplythatpeopledonotseewiththeireyesorjudgewiththeirunderstandings；thatanall-pervadinghypnotism，anambientsuggestion，attimesenvelopsustakingfrompeopleallfreewill，andreplacingitwiththetasteandjudgmentofthemoment。
Thenumberofpeopleissmallineachgeneration，whoarestrongenoughtoriseabovetheirsurroundingsandthinkforthemselves。
Therestareasdryleavesonastream。Theyfloatalongandturngaylyintheeddies，convincedallthetimeasperhapsaretheleavesthattheyactentirelyfromtheirownvolitionandthattheirmovementsarehavingaprofoundinfluenceonthedirectionandforceofthecurrent。
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Theladyremarked:\"PeoplehavebeenmorethankindtoushereinNewYork。Wehavedinedandsuppedoutconstantly，andhavemetwithgraciouskindness，suchaswecanneverforget。Butsofarwehavenotmetasinglepainter，orauthor，orsculptor，oramanwhohasexploredacorneroftheearth。NeitherhavewehadthegoodlucktofindourselvesinthesameroomwithTeslaorRehan，EdisonorDrew。WeshallregretsomuchwhenbackinEnglandandareaskedaboutyourpeopleoftalent，beingobligedtosay，\'Wenevermetanyofthem。\'Whyisit？Wehavenotbeeninanyonecircle，andhavepitchedourtentsinmanycities，duringourtoursoverhere，butalwayswiththesameresult。WereadyourAmericanauthorsasmuchas，ifnotmorethan，ourown。ThenamesofdozensofyourdiscoverersandpaintersarehouseholdwordsinEngland。