something　pleasant　and　engaging　about　the　mathematical　signs　when
  we　do　not　understand　them。　　The　mystery　hidden　in　these　things
  has　a　fascination　for　us：　we　can't　come　across　a　printed　page　of
  shorthand　without　being　impressed　by　it　and　wishing　we　could　read
  it。
  Very　well；　what　I　am　offering　for　acceptance　and　adopting　is
  not　shorthand；　but　longhand；　written　with　the　SHORTHAND　ALPHABET
  UNREACHED。　　You　can　write　three　times　as　many　words　in　a　minute
  with　it　as　you　can　write　with　our　alphabet。　　And　so；　in　a　way；　it
  IS　properly　a　shorthand。　　It　has　a　pleasant　look；　too；　a
  beguiling　look；　an　inviting　look。　　I　will　write　something　in　it；
  in　my　rude　and　untaught　way：　　＇Figure　8＇
  Even　when　_I_　do　it　it　comes　out　prettier　than　it　does　in
  Simplified　Spelling。　　Yes；　and　in　the　Simplified　it　costs　one
  hundred　and　twenty…three　pen…strokes　to　write　it；　whereas　in　the
  phonographic　it　costs　only　twenty…nine。
  ＇Figure　9＇　is　probably　＇Figure　10＇。
  Let　us　hope　so；　anyway。