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Chapter 15

           EverythingintheEnglishpressisthejustexpressionofpureandloftysentiment,believeme!ThislittlechequeisforacharityofwhichMrMcWhingischiefpatron—youseetheCivilListpensionsallgobyfavourtothewrongpersonsnowadays;tothekeepingoflunaticversifiersandretiredactresseswhonevercouldact—theactualbona-fide‘genius’nevergetsanythingoutofGovernment,andmoreoverwouldscorntotakeafarthingfromthatpenuriousbody,whichgrudgeshimanythinghigherthanamoney-recognition.Itisasgreataninsulttoofferabeggarlypensionoffiftyorahundredpoundsayeartoareallygreatwriterastogivehimaknighthood—andwecannotfallmuchlowerthantobeaknight,asknightsgo.Thepresentfivehundredpoundswillhelptorelievecertain‘poorandproud’butpressingliterarycasesknowntoMcWhingalone!"Hisexpressionatthismomentwassoextraordinary,thatIentirelyfailedtofathomit."IhavenodoubtIshallbeabletorepresentthebenevolentandrespectableliteraryagenttoperfection—ofcourseIshallinsistonmytenpercent.!"—andhebeganlaughingagain."ButIcan’tstoptodiscussthematternowwithyou—I’moff.IpromisedMcWhingtobewithhimattwelveo’clockprecisely,andit’snowhalf-past-eleven.Ishallprobablylunchwithhim,sodon’twaitforme.Andconcerningthefivehundred,youneedn’tbeinmydebtanhourlongerthanyoulike—I’lltakeachequeforthemoneybackfromyouthisevening."

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