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Chapter 15

           OnlytheotherdayamancameinherefromoneofthebignewspaperofficesandtoldmehewastakingafewnotesonthebookswhichhadthelargestsaleswouldItellhimwhichauthor’sworksweremostindemand?IsaidMissClaretooktheleadasshedoesandhegotintoaregularrage.Saidhe‘That’stheanswerI’vehadallalongtheline,andhowevertrueitis,it’snousetomebecauseIdarenotmentionit.MyeditorwouldinstantlyscratchitouthehatesMissClare.‘Apreciouseditoryou’vegot!’Isaid,andhelookedratherqueer.There’snothinglikejournalism,sir,forthesuppressionoftruth!"

           Ismiled,andwentawaywithmypurchase,convincedthatIhadwastedafewshillingsonamerepieceofwoman’strash.IfthisMavisClarewasindeedso‘popular,’thenherworkmustnaturallybeofthe‘pennydreadful’order,forI,likemanyanotherliteraryman,labouredundertheludicrousinconsistencyofconsideringthepublican‘ass’whileImyselfdesirednothingsomuchasthesaid‘ass’s’applauseandapproval!andthereforeIcouldnotimagineitcapableofvoluntarilyselectingforitselfanygoodworkofliteraturewithoutguidancefromthecritics.OfcourseIwaswrong;thegreatmassesofthepublicinallnationsarealwaysledbysomeinstinctivesenseofright,thatmovesthemtorejectthefalseandunworthy,andselectthetrue.

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