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Chapter 27

           YouknowWhoitwasthatsaid‘Blessthemthatcurseyou,anddogoodtothemthathateyou’?Besides,thepoorlittlewomanwasfrightenedtodeathatherownexpenditure.Itispitiful,youknow,toseethehelplessagoniesofpeoplewhowilllivebeyondtheirincomes—theysuffermuchmorethanthebeggarsinthestreetwhomakefrequentlymorethanapoundadaybymerelywhiningandsnivelling.Thecriticsaremuchmoreinevilcasethanthebeggars—fewofthemmakeevenapoundaday,andofcoursetheyregardastheirnaturalenemiestheauthorswhomakethirtytofiftypoundsaweek.IassureyouIamverysorryforcriticsallround—theyaretheleast-regardedandworst-rewardedofalltheliterarycommunity.AndIneverbothermyselfatallaboutwhattheysayofme,exceptasIbeforeobserved,whenintheirhastetheytelllies—thenofcourseitbecomesnecessaryformetostatethetruthinsimpleself-defenceaswellasbywayofdutytomypublic.ButasaruleIhandoverallmypress-noticestoTricksythere,"—indicatingtheminuteYorkshireterrierwhofollowedcloselyattheedgeofherwhitegown—"andhetearsthemtoindistinguishableshredsinaboutthreeminutes!"

           Shelaughedmerrily,andSibylsmiled,watchingherwiththesamewonderandadmirationthathadbeenexpressedinherlooksmoreorlesssincethebeginningofourinterviewwiththislight-heartedpossessorofliteraryfame.Wewerenowwalkingtowardsthegate,preparatorytotakingourdeparture.

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