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Chapter 16

           Idaresayyoudo;youhaveanextraordinarypersonalityunitedtoextraordinarytalents;youmustnothoweverexpectallmentobeasself-restrainedandasindifferenttohumanpassionsasyourself."

           Hegavemeaswift,searchingglance.

           "Expect!"heechoed—"Mygoodfellow,Iexpectnothingatall—frommen.They,onthecontrary—atleastallthoseIknow—expecteverythingfromme.Andtheygetit—generally.Asfor‘despising’you,haveInotsaidthatIadmireyou?Ido.Ithinkthereissomethingpositivelystupendousinthebrilliantprogressofyourfameandrapidsocialsuccess."

           "Myfame!"Irepeatedbitterly—"Howhasitbeenobtained?Whatisitworth?"

           "Thatisnotthequestion;"heretortedwithalittlesmile;"HowunpleasantitmustbeforyoutohavethesegoutytwingesofconscienceGeoffrey!Ofcoursenofameisactuallyworthmuchnow-a-days—becauseitisnotclassicfame,stronginreposefulold-worlddignity—itisblatantnoisynotorietymerely.Butyours,suchasitis,isperfectlylegitimate,judgedbyitscommon-sensecommercialaspect,whichistheonlyaspectinwhichanyonelooksatanything.Youmustbearinmindthatnooneworksoutofdisinterestednessinthepresentage—nomatterhowpurelybenevolentanactionmayappearonthesurface,Selfliesatthebottomofit.Oncegraspthisfact,andyouwillperceivethatnothingcouldbefairerormorestraightforwardthanthewayyouhaveobtainedyourfame.

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