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Chapter 15

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

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

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

           "Hasthisagoodsale?"Iasked,asthevolumewashandedtome.

           Theclerkatthecounteropenedhiseyeswide.

           "Sale?"heechoed"Well,Ishouldthinksorather!Whyeverybody’sreadingit!"

           "Indeed!"andIturnedovertheuncutpagescarelessly"Iseenoallusionwhatevertoitinthepapers."

           Theclerksmiledandshruggedhisshoulders.

           "Noandyou’renotlikelyto,sir"hesaid"MissClareistoopopulartoneedreviews.Besides,alargenumberofthecriticsthe‘log-rollers’especially,aremadagainstherforhersuccess,andthepublicknowit.

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