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Chapter 16

           Thechorusofeulogywaswell-nighuniversal;Iwasthe‘geniusoftheday’the‘hopeofthefuturegeneration,’Iwasthe"BookoftheMonth,"thegreatest,thewittiest,mostversatile,mostbrilliantscribblingpigmythathadeverhonouredapotofinkbyusingit!OfcourseIfiguredasMcWhing’s‘discovery,’fivehundredpoundsbestowedonhismysterious‘charity’hadsosharpenedhiseyesightthathehadperceivedmeshiningbrightlyontheliteraryhorizonbeforeanyoneelsehaddoneso.Thepressfollowedhis‘lead’obedientlyforthoughthepresstheEnglishpressatleastisdistinctlyunbribable,theownersofnewspapersarenotinsensibletotheadvantagesoflargelypayingadvertisements.Moreover,whenMrMcWhingannouncedmeashis‘find’intheoracularstylewhichdistinguishedhim,someotherliterarygentlemencameforwardandwroteeffectivearticlesaboutme,andsentmetheircompositionscarefullymarked.Itookthehintwroteatoncetothankthem,andinvitedthemtodinner.Theycame,andfeastedroyallywithRimânezandmyself;(oneofthemwrotean‘Ode’tomeafterwards)andattheconclusionoftherevels,wesenttwoofthe‘oracles’home,considerablyovercomebychampagne,inacarriagewithAmieltolookafterthem,andhelpthemoutattheirowndoors.Andmy‘boom’expandedLondon‘talked’asIhadsaiditshould;thegrowlingmonstermetropolisdiscussedmeandmyworkinitsownindependentandpeculiarfashion.

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