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Chapter 9

           "Honest?Mydearsir!Honest?"Andhiscountenanceworeavirtuouslyinjuredexpression—"Ofcourseitishonest!Lookatthedailypapers!Suchannouncementsappeareveryday—infacttheyaregettingrathertoocommon.IfreelyadmitthatthereareafewpublishershereandtherewhostickupforexactitudeandgotothetroubleofnotonlygivingthenumberofcopiesinanEdition,butalsopublishingthedateofeachoneasitwasissued—thismaybeprincipleiftheyliketocallitso,butitinvolvesagreatdealofprecisecalculationandworry!Ifthepublicliketobedeceived,whatistheuseofbeingexact!Now,toresume—yoursecondeditionwillbesentoff‘onsaleorreturn’toprovincialbooksellers,andthenweshallannounce—"InconsequenceoftheEnormousDemandforthenewnovelbyGeoffreyTempest,theLargeSecondEditionisoutofprint.AThirdwillbeissuedinthecourseofnextweek."Andsoon,andsoon,tillwegettothesixthorseventhedition(alwaysnumberingtwohundredandfiftyeach)inthreevolumes;perhapswecanbyskilfulmanagementworkittoatenth.Itisonlyaquestionofdiplomacyandalittledexteroushumbuggingofthetrade.Thenweshallarriveattheone-volumeissue,whichwillrequiredifferenthandling.Butthere’stimeenoughforthat.Thefrequentadvertisementswilladdtotheexpenseabit,butifyoudon’tmind—"

           "Idon’tmindanything,"Isaid—"solongasIhavemyfun.

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