But I find in him, at least, an illustration of another humaninfirmity. He takes in arm to eradicate the dirt which defiles thegarment. But the one is closely mingled with the very fibres of theother, the one is impalpable, the other bulky and substantial, and sothe torrent of his zealous rage unconsciously turns against the verysubstance of that which he set himself lovingly to purge and restoreto its primitive purity. Indeed, I sometimes find that, while he hassuccessfully wrecked the garment, he has overlooked the dirt!Greater and much better men than the Dhobie are employed in the same way.