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Rh most cursory conspectus of Maeterlinckiana brings to light the bitter experiences which the prophet has passed through and the shrewd blows he has suffered at the hands of his enemies. Alfred Fouillée, Louis Dumont-Wilden, and Frank Harris are, among others, guilty of reflections which should bring legions of the faithful rushing forward in defence of infallibility. In the somewhat bitter words of Dumont-Wilden: "Le succès permet toujours aux hommes de lettres de supporter très bien l'angoisse métaphysique, et Maeterlinck, grâce à ses admirateurs et à ses amis, était devenu un homme de lettres."

We could forgive a newcomer a feeble attempt to translate death into life, but for the sake of the artist who has intermittently survived since eighteen ninety-four we strip the laurel wreath from the brow of the seer.