be　that　we　wish　to　win　by　means　other　than　our　own　skill？

“Ah！　but；”　my　reader　may　say；　“the　weaker　player　wants　to　receive　points　in　order　that　he　may　give　the　stronger　one　a　better　game。”　Really；　I　do　not　believe　that　that　is　so。　Possible；　sometimes；　a　strong　and　vainglorious　player　may　wish　to　give　points；　in　order　that　his　victory　may　be　the　more　notable。　But　I　do　not　think　that　even　this　is　the　true　explanation。　That；　I　suspect；　was　given　to　me　the　other　day　by　the　secretary　of　a　lawn…tennis　tournament；　in　which　I　played。　“Why　all　this　nonsense　of　handicaps？　Why　not　let　us　be　squarely　beaten；　and　done　with　it？”　I　asked　him。　“Because；”　He　replied；　“if　we　did　not　give　handicaps；　none　of　the　less　good　players　would　enter。”　Is　that　not　a　confession　that　the　majority　of　us　have　both　realized　the　true　value　doing　a　trivial　thing　badly；　for　its　own　sake；　and　must　needs　have　our　minds　buoyed　and　cheated　into　a　false　sense　of　excellence？

Moreover　it　is　not　only　such　intrinsically　trivial　things　as　games　that　are　worth　doing　badly。　This　is　a　truth　which；　oddly　enough；　we　accept　freely　of　some　things—but　not　of　others—and　as　a　thing　which　we　are　quite　content　to　do　will　let　me　instance　acting。　Acting；　at　its　best；　can　be　a　great　art；　a　thing　worth　doing　supremely　well；　though　its　worth；　like　that　of　all　interpretative　arts；　is　lessened　by　its　evanescence。　For　it　works　in　the　impermanent　medium　of　human　flesh　and　blood；　and　the　thing　that　the　actor　create—for　what　we　call　an　interpretative　artist　is　really　a　creative　artist　working　in　a　perishable　medium—is　an　impression　upon；　an　emotion　or　a　thought　aroused　in；　the　minds　of　an　audience；　and　is　incapable　of　record。　txt小說上傳分享

草草行事的重要性（5）

Acting；　then；　let　me　postulate—though　I　have　only　sketched　ever