THE FIRE-TENDER. 0ne is a mere hero of romance; the other is meantfor a real man.

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

HERBERT. That's not the question; but what are women who write solarge a proportion of the current stories bringing into literature?Aside from the question of morals, and the absolutely demoralizingmanner of treating social questions, most of their stories are vapidand weak beyond expression, and are slovenly in composition, showingneither study, training, nor mental discipline.