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Chapter 18

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

           "Dearme,MrTempest,youarenottheonlywriterwhohasbeen‘boomed’bythepressandwhoneverthelessdoesnotsell,"heexclaimed"Noonecanaccountforthecapricesofthepublic;theyareentirelybeyondthemostcautiouspublisher’scontrolorcalculation.MissClareisasoresubjecttomanyauthorsbesidesyourselfshealways‘takes’andnoonecanhelpit.Isympathizewithyouinthematterheartily,butIamnottoblame.Atanyratethereviewersareallwithyoutheirpraisehasbeenalmostunanimous.NowMavisClare’s‘Differences,’thoughtomythinkingaverybrilliantandpowerfulbook,hasbeenliterallycuttopieceswheneverithasbeennoticedatallandyetthepublicgoforheranddon’tgoforyou.Itisn’tmyfault.YouseepeoplehavegotCompulsoryEducationnow,andI’mafraidtheybegintomistrustcriticism,preferringtoformtheirownindependentopinions;ifthisisso,ofcourseitwillbeaterriblething,becausethemostcarefullyorganizedcliqueintheworldwillbepowerless.

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