In other words, I have
succeeded, because I am merely the normal or average man, and therefore
am understood by normal or average people, or by majorities, to put it
in another way.'"
"But Mr. Stirling isn't a commonplace man," said another of the
charmingly dressed girls. "He is very silent, and what he says isn't at
all clever, but he's very unusual and interesting."
"Nevertheless," said Ogden, "I believe he was right. He has a way of
knowing what the majority of people think or feel about things. And that
is the secret of his success, and not his possession or lack of
feeling."
"You none of you have got at the true secret of Peter's success," said
Ray. "It was his wonderful capacity for work. To a lazy beggar like
myself it is marvellous. I've known that man to work from nine in the
morning till one at night, merely stopping for meals."
"Yet he did not seem an ambitious man," said Le Grand. "He cared nothing
for social success, he never has accepted office till now, and he has
refused over and over again law work which meant big money.
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