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Chapter 16

           Thewholethingisreallyquiteareasonablebusinessarrangement;itisonlyaself-tormentinganalystlikeyouwhowouldstoptothinkofsuchatrifleasecondtime."

           "IfMcWhingreallyandconscientiouslyadmiredmybookforitself;"Ibegan.

           "Whyshouldyouimaginehedoesnot?"askedLucio"Myself,Ibelievethatheisaperfectlysincereandhonorableman.Ithinkhemeansallhesaysandwrites.Iconsiderthatifhehadfoundyourworknotworthyofhiscommendation,hewouldhavesentmebackthatchequeforfivehundredpounds,tornacrossinanoblescorn!"

           Andwiththis,throwinghimselfbackinhischair,helaughedtillthetearscameintohiseyes.

           ButIcouldnotlaugh;Iwastoowearyanddepressed.Aheavysenseofdespairwasonmymind;IfeltthatthehopewhichhadcheeredmeinmydaysofpovertythehopeofwinningrealFame,sowidelydifferentathingtonotoriety,hadvanished.Therewassomequalityinthesubtleglorywhichcouldnotbewonbyeitherpurchaseorinfluence.Thepraiseofthepresscouldnotgiveit.MavisClare,workingforherbread,haditI,withmillionsofmoney,hadnot.LikeafoolIhadthoughttobuyit;Ihadyettolearnthatallthebest,greatest,purestandworthiestthingsinlifearebeyondallmarket-valueandthatthegiftsofthegodsarenotforsale.

           Aboutafortnightafterthepublicationofmybook,wewenttoCourt,mycomradeandI,andwerepresentedbyadistinguishedofficerconnectedwiththeimmediateandintimatesurroundingsoftheRoyalhousehold.

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