FormyownpartIbelieveIhavenevergotanygoodfromabookthatI
didnotreadlawlesslyandwilfully，outofallleadingandfollowing，andmerelybecauseIwantedtoreadit;andIheremakeboldtopraisethatwayofdoing。Thebookwhichyoureadfromasenseofduty，orbecauseforanyreasonyoumust，doesnotcommonlymakefriendswithyou。
Itmayhappenthatitwillyieldyouanunexpecteddelight，butthiswillbeinitsownunentreatedwayandinspiteofyourgoodintentions。
Littleofthebookreadforapurposestayswiththereader，andthisisonereasonwhyreadingforreviewissovainandunprofitable。Ihavedoneavastdealofthis，butIhaveusuallybeenawarethatthebookwassubtlywithholdingfrommethebestabookcangive，sinceIwasnotreadingitforitsownsakeandbecauseIlovedit，butforselfishendsofmyown，andbecauseIwishedtopossessmyselfofitforbusinesspurposes，asitwere。Thereadingthatdoesonegood，andlastinggood，isthereadingthatonedoesforpleasure，andsimplyandunselfishly，aschildrendo。Artwillstillwithholdherselffromthrift，andshedoeswell，fornothingbutlovehasanyrighttoher。
Littleremainsoftheeventsofanyperiod，howevervividtheywereinpassing。Thememorymayholdrecordofeverything，asitisbelieved，butitwillnotbeeasilyentreatedtogiveupitsfacts，andIfindmyselfstrivinginveintorecallthethingsthatImusthavereadthatyearinthecountry。ProbablyIreadtheoldthingsover;certainlyI