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Chapter 15

           "Afterthat,"Isaid—"youhadbettergotoMcWhing.IhopeyouwilltellhimthatIamthetripleessenceofallthenewest‘discoveries’rolledintoone!"

           "Neverfear!"returnedLucio—"I’velearnedallmystock-phrasesbyheart—a‘starofthefirstmagnitude’etc.—I’vereadtheAthenæumtillI’vegotthelingooftheliteraryauctioneerwell-nighperfect,andIbelieveIshallacquitmyselfadmirably.Aurevoir!"

           Hewasgone;andI,afteralittledesultorylookingovermypapers,wentouttolunchatArthur’s,ofwhichclubIwasnowamember.OnmywayIstoppedtolookinatabookseller’swindowtoseeifmy‘immortal’productionwasyetonshow.Itwasnot—andthevolumeputmostconspicuouslytothefrontamongallthe‘newestbooks’wasoneentitled‘Differences.ByMavisClare.’ActingonasuddenimpulseIwentintopurchaseit.

           "Hasthisagoodsale?"Iasked,asthevolumewashandedtome.

           Theclerkatthecounteropenedhiseyeswide.

           "Sale?"heechoed—"Well,Ishouldthinkso—rather!Whyeverybody’sreadingit!"

           "Indeed!"andIturnedovertheuncutpagescarelessly—"Iseenoallusionwhatevertoitinthepapers."

           Theclerksmiledandshruggedhisshoulders.

           "No—andyou’renotlikelyto,sir"—hesaid—"MissClareistoopopulartoneedreviews.Besides,alargenumberofthecritics—the‘log-rollers’especially,aremadagainstherforhersuccess,andthepublicknowit.

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