neverpresumedtojudgehimwithanydefinitenessuntilhewasinterpretedtomebyonegreatlysuperiortousboth，whowasmoreapoetthanheandmoreathinkerthanI’whoseownmindandnatureincludedhisandinfinitelymore’；42*inshort，byMrsTaylor，ofwhomIshallspeakdirectly。Carlyle’saversiontoscepticisminsomesense，toUtilitarianism，tologic，andtopoliticaleconomy——the’dismalscience，——wasindeedtooinveteratetoallowofanyrealalliance；andthoughMilldidhisbesttoappreciateCarlyle，helearnedfromhimonlywhatonelearnsfromanantagonist，thatis，tobemoreconfidentinone’sownopinions。
IV。PHILOSOPHICLEADERSHIP
AsphilosophicalRadicalismsankintoimpotence，Mill’soccupationasitsadvocatewasgone。Henowagainbecamearecluse。FormanyyearshewithdrewaltogetherfromLondonsociety。Thiswasobviouslydueinparttotheconnectiontowhichheascribedthegreatestpossibleimportance。The’mostvaluablefriendshipofhislife，’ashecallsit，hadbeenformedin1830withMrsTaylor，whowastwoyearshisjunior。Herhusbandwasamaninbusiness，43*a’mostupright，brave，andhonourableman，’accordingtoMill，andregardedbyherwiththe，strongestaffection，throughlife。44*Taylorwas，however，withoutthetasteswhichwouldhavequalifiedhimtobeaworthyintellectualcompanionforhiswife。InthisrespectMillwasgreatlyhissuperior；andhisintimacywithMrsTaylorrapidlydeveloped。Hedinedwithhertwiceaweek，herhusbanddiningelsewhere。Shewasaninvalidformanyyears，andhadtoliveincountrylodgingsapartfromherhusband。HetravelledwithherontheContinentduringhisillnessof1836。AlthoughTaylorhimselfbehavedwithsingulargenerosity，andMillhimselfstatesthathisownrelationtoMrsTaylorwasoneof’strongaffectionandconfidentialintimacyonly，’theconnectionnaturallyprovokedcensure。Hisfatherbluntlycondemnedhimforbeinginlovewithanotherman’swife。Hismotherandsistersdisapproved，andwerefinallyestrangedbyhismarriageinlateryears。45*MrsGrotegavehimup，apparentlyuponthisground，althoughhecontinuedhisintercoursewithGrote。RoebuckstatesthataremonstrancewhichheimprudentlymadetoMillledtothecessationoftheirfriendship，whichMillattributeswithlessprobabilitytodifferencesofopinionastoByronandWordsworth。46*Mill，whoworshippedMrsTaylorasanembodimentofallthatwasexcellentinhumannature，resentedsuchdisapprovalbitterly；anyreferencetoMrsTaylorproducedexcitement，andheavoidedcollisionswithpossiblecensorsbyretiringfromtheworldaltogether。OngivinguptheWestminsterReview，hecould，asheputit，47*indulgetheinclination，’naturaltothinkingpersonswhentheageofboyishvanityisoncepast，forlimitinghisownsocietytoveryfewpersons。’Englishmen，ashesaysinhiscustomarytoneofdisapproval，considerseriousdiscussionas’ill-bred，’andhavenottheFrenchartoftalkingagreeablyontrifles。Menofmentalsuperiorityare，almostwithoutexceptiongreatlydeteriorated，iftheycondescendtojoininsuchsociety。
The’toneofthefeelingsislowered，’andtheyadoptthelowmodesofjudgmentwhichalonecanmeetwithsympathy。Whenthecharacter，moreover，isonceformed，agreementoncardinalpointsisfelttobeanecessaryconditionof’anythingworthythenameoffriendship。’Millaccordinglyshuthimselfupinhisoffice，andexceptoccasionalintercoursewithGrote，ProfessorBain。andafewothers，livedasasolitaryorsatatthefeetofhisEgeria。Hisadmirers，whoweresoontobearapidlyincreasingclass，heardgenerallythatasightofhimwasarareprivilege，scarcelytobeenjoyedexceptatmeetingsofthePoliticalEconomyClub。Theretheconversationturneduponsufficientlysolidtopics。Whetheralifeofseclusionbereallywiseisatopicforanessay。Mill’sunequivocalcondemnationofthesocietyofwhichhehadsolittleexperiencemayappeartobecensorious。AphilosophermaybeasaustereasareligiousPuritan；andMillmighthavebeenawisermanhadhebeenabletodrophisdignity，indulgeinafewamusements，andinterpretalittlemoregenerouslytheBritishcontemptforhigh-flownsentiment。Hisincapacityforplay，asheadmittedtoComte，wasaweaksideofhischaracter。SydneySmithwasforashorttime1841-43amemberofthePoliticalEconomyClub，andtheremetMillontwoorthreeoccasions。Onewouldliketoknowwhatimpressiontheymadeuponeachother，andespeciallywhatMillthoughtofthejovial，life-enjoying，andsociableparson。
Probably，onefears，hewouldhavetakenthesuperabundantfunofthecanonasonemoreproofofthefrivolityofBritishsociety，andsethiscolleaguedownasameresycophantandbuffoon。I