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Chapter 18

           TheTenthEditionofmybookwasannounced,butwehadnotactuallydisposedofmorethantwothousandcopies,includingaOne-Volumeissuewhichhadbeenhastilythrustonthemarket.AndtheworkIhadsomercilesslyandmaliciouslyslated—‘Differences’byMavisClarewasinitsthirtieththousand!IcommentedonthiswithsomeangertoMorgeson,whowasvirtuouslyaggrievedatmycomplaint.

           "Dearme,MrTempest,youarenottheonlywriterwhohasbeen‘boomed’bythepressandwhoneverthelessdoesnotsell,"—heexclaimed—"Noonecanaccountforthecapricesofthepublic;theyareentirelybeyondthemostcautiouspublisher’scontrolorcalculation.MissClareisasoresubjecttomanyauthorsbesidesyourself—shealways‘takes’andnoonecanhelpit.Isympathizewithyouinthematterheartily,butIamnottoblame.Atanyratethereviewersareallwithyou—theirpraisehasbeenalmostunanimous.NowMavisClare’s‘Differences,’thoughtomythinkingaverybrilliantandpowerfulbook,hasbeenliterallycuttopieceswheneverithasbeennoticedatall—andyetthepublicgoforheranddon’tgoforyou.Itisn’tmyfault.YouseepeoplehavegotCompulsoryEducationnow,andI’mafraidtheybegintomistrustcriticism,preferringtoformtheirownindependentopinions;ifthisisso,ofcourseitwillbeaterriblething,becausethemostcarefullyorganizedcliqueintheworldwillbepowerless.

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