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Chapter 9

           Mockedandderidedandopposedateveryturn—andyetbythequeerestcapriceofdestiny,theysucceedinwinningaworld-widefameandpower——"

           "LikeChristagain!"Isaidmischievously,forIlovedtojarhisnon-conformistconscience.

           "Exactly!"Hepaused,lookingpiouslydown.Thenwithareturnofsecularanimationheadded—"ButIwasnotthinkingoftheGreatExamplejustthen,MrTempest—Iwasthinkingofawoman."

           "Indeed!"Isaidindifferently.

           "Yes—awoman,whodespitecontinuedabuseandoppositionisrapidlybecomingcelebrated.Youaresuretohearofherinliteraryandsocialcircles"—andhegavemeafurtiveglanceofdoubtfulinquiry—"butsheisnotrich,youknow—onlyfamous.However—wehavenothingtodowithherjustnow—soletusreturntobusiness.Theoneuncertainpointinthematterofyourbook’ssuccessistheattitudeofthecritics.Thereareonlysixleadingmenwhodothereviews,andbetweenthemtheycoveralltheEnglishmagazinesandsomeoftheAmericantoo,aswellastheLondonpapers.Herearetheirnames"—andhehandedmeapencilledmemorandum—"andtheiraddresses,asfarasIcanascertainthem,ortheaddressesofthepapersforwhichtheymostfrequentlywrite.Themanattheheadofthelist,DavidMcWhing,isthemostformidableofthelot.Hewriteseverywhereabouteverything—beingaScotchmanhe’sboundtohavehisfingerineverypie.

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