Explanation.--The import of the superficial.--Little Arnold Bennett.--Art and affectation.--The shadowy Mr. Yeats.--George Moore the mundane.--The fetich of sincerity.--G. K. Chesterton: defender of the discarded.--A visit to G. K. C.--A visit to H. G. Wells.--The tragedy of the finalist.--Pinero the punctilious.--Jottings in Europe.--The tired business man.--The unmarrying modern male.--The kingdom of this world