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Chapter 16

           Itwasasheerwasteoflabourforeverywherethiswomanauthorwasstilllookeduponasacreatureofaltogetherfinerclaythanordinary,andstillherbookwaseagerlydevouredandquestionedandadmired;andstillitsoldbythousands,despitealackofallfavourablecriticismorprominentadvertisement.NooneguessedthatIhadwrittenwhatIamnowperfectlywillingtoadmitwasabrutallywantonmisrepresentationofherworknoone,exceptRimânez.Themagazineinwhichitappearedwasanotableone,circulatingineveryclubandlibrary,andhe,takingitupcasuallyoneafternoon,turnedtothatarticleatonce.

           "Youwrotethis!"hesaid,fixinghiseyesuponme"Itmusthavebeenagreatrelieftoyourmind!"

           Isaidnothing.

           Hereadoninsilenceforalittle;thenlayingdownthemagazinelookedatmewithacuriouslyscrutinizingexpression.

           "Therearesomehumanbeingssoconstituted,"hesaid,"thatiftheyhadbeenwithNoahinthearkaccordingtothesillyoldlegend,theywouldhaveshotthedovebearingtheolive-leaf,directlyitcameinsightoverthewasteofwaters.YouareofthattypeGeoffrey."

           "Idonotseetheforceofyourcomparison,"Imurmured.

           "Doyounot?Why,whatharmhasthisMavisClaredonetoyou?Yourpositionsareentirelyopposed.Youareamillionaire;sheisahard-workingwomandependentonherliterarysuccessforalivelihood,andyou,rollinginwealthdoyourbesttodepriveherofthemeansofexistence.

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