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brother;

whatyoutalkofdoingisnothingatall,itisjourneyman'

s

work,ormightevenbedonebyamachine.No!

Ishouldprefertobe

abuilderatonce,thereissomethingrealinthat.Amangainsa

position,hebecomesacitizen,hashisownsign,hisownhouseof

callforhisworkmen:

soIshallbeabuilder.Ifallgoeswell,in

timeIshallbecomeamaster,andhavemyownjourneymen,andmy

wifewillbetreatedasamaster'

swife.ThisiswhatIcall

something."

Icallitallnothing,"

saidthethird;

notinrealityany

position.Therearemanyinatownfaraboveamasterbuilderin

position.Youmaybeanuprightman,butevenasamasteryouwill

onlyberankedamongcommonmen.Iknowbetterwhattodothanthat.I

willbeanarchitect,whichwillplacemeamongthosewhopossess

richesandintellect,andwhospeculateinart.Ishallcertainlyhave

torisebymyownendeavorsfromabricklayer'

slaborer,orasa

carpenter'

sapprentice-aladwearingapapercap,althoughInowwear

asilkhat.Ishallhavetofetchbeerandspiritsforthejourneymen,

andtheywillcallme'

thou,'

whichwillbeaninsult.Ishall

endureit,however,forIshalllookuponitallasamere

representation,amasquerade,amummery,whichto-morrow,thatis,

whenImyselfasajourneyman,shallhaveservedmytime,willvanish,

andIshallgomyway,andallthathaspassedwillbenothingto

me.ThenIshallentertheacademy,andgetinstructedindrawing,and

becalledanarchitect.Imayevenattaintorank,andhave

somethingplacedbeforeoraftermyname,andIshallbuildas

othershavedonebeforeme.Bythistherewillbealways'

tomakemeremembered,andisnotthatworthlivingfor?

"

Notinmyopinion,"

saidthefourth;

Iwillneverfollowthe

leadofothers,andonlyimitatewhattheyhavedone.Iwillbea

genius,andbecomegreaterthanallofyoutogether.Iwillcreatea

newstyleofbuilding,andintroduceaplanforerectinghouses

suitabletotheclimate,withmaterialeasilyobtainedinthecountry,

andthussuitnationalfeelingandthedevelopmentsoftheage,

besidesbuildingastoreyformyowngenius."

Butsupposingtheclimateandthematerialarenotgoodfor

much,"

saidthefifthbrother,"

thatwouldbeveryunfortunatefor

you,andhaveaninfluenceoveryourexperiments.Nationalitymay

assertitselfuntilitbecomesaffectation,andthedevelopmentsof

acenturymayrunwild,asyouthoftendoes.Iseeclearlythatnone

ofyouwilleverreallybeanythingworthnotice,howeveryoumay

nowfancyit.Butdoasyoulike,Ishallnotimitateyou.Imeanto

keepclearofallthesethings,andcriticizewhatyoudo.Inevery

actionsomethingimperfectmaybediscovered,somethingnotright,

whichIshallmakeitmybusinesstofindoutandexpose;

thatwillbe

something,Ifancy."

Andhekepthisword,andbecameacritic.

Peoplesaidofthisfifthbrother,"

Thereissomethingvery

preciseabouthim;

hehasagoodhead-piece,buthedoesnothing."

And

onthatveryaccounttheythoughthemustbesomething.

Now,yousee,thisisalittlehistorywhichwillneverend;

as

longastheworldexists,therewillalwaysbemenlikethesefive

brothers.Andwhatbecameofthem?

Weretheyeachnothingor

something?

Youshallhear;

itisquiteahistory.

Theeldestbrother,hewhofabricatedbricks,soondiscoveredthat

eachbrick,whenfinished,broughthiminasmallcoin,ifonlya

copperone;

andmanycopperpieces,ifplacedoneuponanother,canbe

changedintoashiningshilling;

andatwhateverdoorapersonknocks,

whohasanumberoftheseinhishands,whetheritbethebaker'

s,the

butcher'

s,orthetailor'

s,thedoorfliesopen,andhecangetallhe

wants.Soyouseethevalueofbricks.Someofthebricks,however,

crumbledtopieces,orwerebroken,buttheelderbrotherfounda

useforeventhese.

Onthehighbankofearth,whichformedadykeonthesea-coast,a

poorwomannamedMargaretwishedtobuildherselfahouse,soall

theimperfectbricksweregiventoher,andafewwholeoneswith

them;

fortheeldestbrotherwasakind-heartedman,althoughhenever

achievedanythinghigherthanmakingbricks.Thepoorwomanbuilt

herselfalittlehouse-itwassmallandnarrow,andthewindowwas

quitecrooked,thedoortoolow,andthestrawroofmighthavebeen

betterthatched.Butstillitwasashelter,andfromwithinyoucould

lookfaroverthesea,whichdashedwildlyagainstthesea-wallon

whichthelittlehousewasbuilt.Thesaltwavessprinkledtheirwhite

foamoverit,butitstoodfirm,andremainedlongafterhewhohad

giventhebrickstobuilditwasdeadandburied.

Thesecondbrotherofcourseknewbetterhowtobuildthanpoor

Margaret,forheservedanapprenticeshiptolearnit.Whenhistime

wasup,hepackeduphisknapsack,andwentonhistravels,singing

thejourneyman'

ssong,-

Whileyoung,Icanwanderwithoutacare,

Andbuildnewhouseseverywhere;

Fairandbrightaremydreamsofhome,

AlwaysthoughtofwhereverIroam.

Hurrahforaworkman'

slifeofglee!

There'

salovedoneathomewhothinksofme;

HomeandfriendsIcanne'

erforget,

AndImeantobeamasteryet."

Andthatiswhathedid.Onhisreturnhome,hebecameamaster

builder,-builtonehouseafteranotherinthetown,tillthey

formedquiteastreet,which,whenfinished,becamereallyanornament

tothetown.Thesehousesbuiltahouseforhiminreturn,whichwas

tobehisown.Buthowcanhousesbuildahouse?

Ifthehouseswere

asked,theycouldnotanswer;

butthepeoplewouldunderstand,and

say,"

Certainlythestreetbuilthishouseforhim."

Itwasnotvery

large,andthefloorwasoflime;

butwhenhedancedwithhisbrideon

thelime-coveredfloor,itwastohimwhiteandshining,andfrom

everystoneinthewallflowersseemedtospringforthanddecorate

theroomaswiththerichesttapestry.Itwasreallyaprettyhouse,

andinitwereahappypair.Theflagofthecorporationfluttered

beforeit,andthejourneymenandapprenticesshouted"

Hurrah."

Hehad

gainedhisposition,hehadmadehimselfsomething,andatlasthe

died,whichwas"

something"

too.

Nowwecometothearchitect,thethirdbrother,whohadbeen

firstacarpenter'

sapprentice,hadwornacap,andservedasan

errandboy,butafterwardswenttotheacademy,andrisentobean

architect,ahighandnoblegentleman.Ahyes,thehousesofthenew

street,whichthebrotherwhowasamasterbuildererected,mayhave

builthishouseforhim,butthestreetreceiveditsnamefromthe

architect,andthehandsomesthouseinthestreetbecamehisproperty.

Thatwassomething,andhewas"

something,"

forhehadalistof

titlesbeforeandafterhisname.Hischildrenwerecalled"

wellborn,"

andwhenhedied,hiswidowwastreatedasaladyofposition,and

thatwas"

Hisnameremainedalwayswrittenatthecorner

ofthestreet,andlivedineveryone'

smouthasitsname.Yes,this

alsowassomething."

Andwhataboutthegeniusofthefamily-thefourthbrother-who

wantedtoinventsomethingnewandoriginal?

Hetriedtobuildalofty

storeyhimself,butitfelltopieces,andhefellwithitandbroke

hisneck.However,hehadasplendidfuneral,withthecityflags

andmusicintheprocession;

flowerswerestrewnonthepavement,

andthreeorationswerespokenoverhisgrave,eachonelongerthan

theother.Hewouldhavelikedthisverymuchduringhislife,aswell

asthepoemsabouthiminthepapers,forhelikednothingsowell

astobetalkedof.Amonumentwasalsoerectedoverhisgrave.Itwas

onlyanotherstoreyoverhim,butthatwas"

Nowhewas

dead,likethethreeotherbrothers.

Theyoungest-thecritic-outlivedthemall,whichwasquiteright

forhim.Itgavehimtheopportunityofhavingthelastword,whichto

himwasofgreatimportance.Peoplealwayssaidhehadagood

head-piece.Atlasthishourcame,andhedied,andarrivedatthe

gatesofheaven.Soulsalwaysenterthesegatesinpairs;

sohe

foundhimselfstandingandwaitingforadmissionwithanother;

andwho

shoulditbebutolddameMargaret,fromthehouseonthedyke!

Itis

evidentlyforthesakeofcontrastthatIandthiswretchedsoul

shouldarrivehereexactlyatthesametime,"

saidthecritic."

Pray

whoareyou,mygoodwoman?

saidhe;

doyouwanttogetinhere

too?

Andtheoldwomancurtsiedaswellasshecould;

shethoughtit

mustbeSt.Peterhimselfwhospoketoher."

Iamapooroldwoman,"

shesaid,"

withoutmyfamily.IamoldMargaret,thatlivedinthe

houseonthedyke."

Well,andwhathaveyoudone-whatgreatdeedhaveyou

performeddownbelow?

Ihavedonenothingatallintheworldthatcouldgivemea

claimtohavethesedoorsopenforme,"

shesaid."

Itwouldbeonly

throughmercythatIcanbeallowedtoslipinthroughthegate."

Inwhatmannerdidyouleavetheworld?

heasked,justforthe

sakeofsayingsomething;