. In the forest of Arden. to Arden; in fact, we still have a greatdeal to learn about this wonderful coun-try, in which so many of the ideals andstandards with which we were oncefamiliar are reversed. It is one of theblessed results of living in the Forestthat one is more and more consciousthat he does not know, and more andmore eager to learn. There are noshams of any sort in Arden, and allpride in concealing one^s ignorance dis-appears; one^s chief concern is to beknown precisely as he is. We were alittle sensitive at first, a little disposedto be cautious about asking questionsthat might re
. In the forest of Arden. to Arden; in fact, we still have a greatdeal to learn about this wonderful coun-try, in which so many of the ideals andstandards with which we were oncefamiliar are reversed. It is one of theblessed results of living in the Forestthat one is more and more consciousthat he does not know, and more andmore eager to learn. There are noshams of any sort in Arden, and allpride in concealing one^s ignorance dis-appears; one^s chief concern is to beknown precisely as he is. We were alittle sensitive at first, a little disposedto be cautious about asking questionsthat might reveal our ignorance; butwe speedily lost the false shame wehad brought with us from a world.,,,-^™ where men study to conceal, as a means; of protecting, the things that are mostprecious to them. When we learnedthat in the Forest nobody vulgarisesone^s affairs by making them matter.
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