Theuninspiredmaycontendthatthisisbosh，andIownthatsomethingmightbesaidfortheircontention，butuponthewholeIthinkitisgospel。
Therightnovelisneveracongeriesofnovelle，asmightappeartotheuninspired。Ifitindulgeseveninepisodes，itlosesinrealityandvitality。Itisonestockfromwhichitsvariousbranchesputout，andformitalivinggrowthidenticalthroughout。Therightnovellaisneveranovelcroppedbackfromthesizeofatreetoabush，orthebranchofatreestuckintothegroundandmadetoserveforabush。Itisanotherspecies，destinedbytheagenciesatworkintherealmofunconsciousnesstobebroughtintobeingofitsownkind，andnotofanother。
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Thiswasalwaysitscase，butintheprocessoftimetheshortstory，whilekeepingthenaturallimitsoftheprimalnovella（ifevertherewasone），hasshownalmostlimitlesspossibilitieswithinthem。Ithasshownitselfcapableofimpartingtheeffectofeverysortofintention，whetherofhumororpathos，oftragedyorcomedyorbroadfarceordelicateirony，ofcharacteroraction。Thethingthatfirstmadeitselfknownasalittletale，usuallysalacious，dealingwithconventionalizedtypesandconventionalizedincidents，hasproveditselfpossiblythemostflexibleofalltheliteraryformsinitsadaptationtotheneedsofthemindthatwishestoutteritself，inventivelyorconstructively，uponsomefreshoccasion，orwishesbrieflytocriticiseorrepresentsomephaseorfactoflife。
Therichesinthisshapeoffictionareeffectivelyinestimable，ifweconsiderwhathasbeendoneintheshortstory，andisstilldoingeverywhere。Thegoodnovelsmaybeeasilycounted，butthegoodnovelle，sinceBoccacciobegan（ifitwashethatfirstbegan）tomakethem，cannotbecomputed。Inquantitytheyareinexhaustible，andinqualitytheyarewonderfullysatisfying。Then，whyisitthatsovery，veryfewofthemostsatisfactoryofthatinnumerablemultitudestaybyyou，asthecountrypeoplesay，incharacterizationoraction？Howharditistorecallapersonorafactoutofanyofthem，outofthemostsignallygood！Weseemtobedelightfullynourishedasweread，butisit，afterall，afullmeal？Webecomeofaperfectintimacyandadevotedfriendshipwiththemenandwomenintheshortstories，butnotapparentlyofalastingacquaintance。Itisasinglemeetingwehavewiththem，andthoughweinstantlyloveorhatethemdearly，recurrenceandrepetitionseemnecessarytothatfamiliarknowledgeinwhichweholdthepersonagesinanovel。