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Chapter 16

           Idaresayyoudo;youhaveanextraordinarypersonalityunitedtoextraordinarytalents;youmustnothoweverexpectallmentobeasself-restrainedandasindifferenttohumanpassionsasyourself."

           Hegavemeaswift,searchingglance.

           "Expect!"heechoed"Mygoodfellow,Iexpectnothingatallfrommen.They,onthecontraryatleastallthoseIknowexpecteverythingfromme.Andtheygetitgenerally.Asfor‘despising’you,haveInotsaidthatIadmireyou?Ido.Ithinkthereissomethingpositivelystupendousinthebrilliantprogressofyourfameandrapidsocialsuccess."

           "Myfame!"Irepeatedbitterly"Howhasitbeenobtained?Whatisitworth?"

           "Thatisnotthequestion;"heretortedwithalittlesmile;"HowunpleasantitmustbeforyoutohavethesegoutytwingesofconscienceGeoffrey!Ofcoursenofameisactuallyworthmuchnow-a-daysbecauseitisnotclassicfame,stronginreposefulold-worlddignityitisblatantnoisynotorietymerely.Butyours,suchasitis,isperfectlylegitimate,judgedbyitscommon-sensecommercialaspect,whichistheonlyaspectinwhichanyonelooksatanything.Youmustbearinmindthatnooneworksoutofdisinterestednessinthepresentagenomatterhowpurelybenevolentanactionmayappearonthesurface,Selfliesatthebottomofit.Oncegraspthisfact,andyouwillperceivethatnothingcouldbefairerormorestraightforwardthanthewayyouhaveobtainedyourfame.

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