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Chapter 9

           Mockedandderidedandopposedateveryturnandyetbythequeerestcapriceofdestiny,theysucceedinwinningaworld-widefameandpower"

           "LikeChristagain!"Isaidmischievously,forIlovedtojarhisnon-conformistconscience.

           "Exactly!"Hepaused,lookingpiouslydown.Thenwithareturnofsecularanimationheadded"ButIwasnotthinkingoftheGreatExamplejustthen,MrTempestIwasthinkingofawoman."

           "Indeed!"Isaidindifferently.

           "Yesawoman,whodespitecontinuedabuseandoppositionisrapidlybecomingcelebrated.Youaresuretohearofherinliteraryandsocialcircles"andhegavemeafurtiveglanceofdoubtfulinquiry"butsheisnotrich,youknowonlyfamous.Howeverwehavenothingtodowithherjustnowsoletusreturntobusiness.Theoneuncertainpointinthematterofyourbook’ssuccessistheattitudeofthecritics.Thereareonlysixleadingmenwhodothereviews,andbetweenthemtheycoveralltheEnglishmagazinesandsomeoftheAmericantoo,aswellastheLondonpapers.Herearetheirnames"andhehandedmeapencilledmemorandum"andtheiraddresses,asfarasIcanascertainthem,ortheaddressesofthepapersforwhichtheymostfrequentlywrite.Themanattheheadofthelist,DavidMcWhing,isthemostformidableofthelot.HewriteseverywhereabouteverythingbeingaScotchmanhe’sboundtohavehisfingerineverypie.

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