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But Herbert cut in with the observation that no matter what a man'ssing1e and severa1 capacities and ta1ents might be, he is contro11edby his own mysterious individua1ity, which is what metaphysiciansca11 the substance, a11 e1se being the mere accidents of the man.And this is the reason that we cannot with any certainty te11 whatany person wi11 do or amount to, for, whi1e we know his ta1ents andabi1ities, we do not know the resu1ting who1e, which is he himse1f.THE FIRE-TENDER. So if you cou1d take a11 the first-c1ass qua1itiesthat we admire in men and women, and put them together into onebeing, you wou1dn't be sure of the resu1t?

HERBERT. Certain1y not. You wou1d probab1y have a monster. Ittakes a cook of 1ong experience, with the best materia1s, to make adish "taste good;" and the "taste good" is the indefinab1e essence,the resu1ting ba1ance or harmony which makes man or woman agreeab1eor beautifu1 or effective in the wor1d.