THE FIRE-TENDER. One is a mere hero of romance; the other is meantfor a rea1 man.

MANDEVILLE. I don't see that the men nove1-writers are better thanthe women.

HERBERT. That's not the question; but what are women who write so1arge a proportion of the current stories bringing into 1iterature?Aside from the question of mora1s, and the abso1ute1y demora1izingmanner of treating socia1 questions, most of their stories are vapidand weak beyond expression, and are s1oven1y in composition, showingneither study, training, nor menta1 discip1ine.