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Chapter 20

           "Well,itwouldbemorecorrecttosaythatheknowsme,"shereplied"Hehasbeenveryamiableintakingsomelittleinterestinmybooks.Heknowsagooddealaboutliteraturetoomuchmorethanpeoplegivehimcreditfor.Hehasbeenheremorethanonceandhasseenmefeedmyreviewersthepigeons,youknow!HeratherenjoyedthefunIthink!"

           Andthiswasalltheresultofthe‘slating’thepressgavetoMavisClare!Simplythatshenamedherdovesafterhercritics,andfedtheminthepresenceofwhateverroyalordistinguishedvisitorsshemighthave(andIafterwardslearnedshehadmany)amid,nodoubt,muchlaughterfromthosewhosawthe‘Spectator’-pigeonfightingforgrainsofcorn,orthe‘SaturdayReview’pigeonquarrellingoverpeas!Evidentlynoreviewer,spitefulorotherwise,couldaffectthevivaciousnatureofsuchamischievouselfasshewas.

           "Howdifferentyouarehowwidelydifferenttotheordinaryrunofliterarypeople!"Isaidinvoluntarily.

           "Iamgladyoufindmeso,"sheanswered"IhopeIamdifferent.Asaruleliterarypeopletakethemselvesfartooseriously,andattachtoomuchimportancetowhattheydo.Thatiswhytheybecomesuchbores.Idon’tbelieveanyoneeverdidthoroughlygoodworkwhowasnotperfectlyhappyoverit,andtotallyindifferenttoopinion.Ishouldbequitecontenttowriteon,ifIonlyhadagarrettolivein.

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