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Chapter 4

           "PerhapsIdo!"hesaidcarelessly"ThismuchyoumaybelieveofmethatIamnoworsethanmostmen!Nowtoreturntothesubjectofyourliterarycareeryouhavewrittenabook,yousaywell,publishitandseetheresultifyouonlymakeone‘hit’thatissomething.Andtherearewaysofarrangingthatthe‘hit’shallbemade.Whatisyourstoryabout?Ihopeitisimproper?"

           "Itcertainlyisnot;"Irepliedwarmly"Itisaromancedealingwiththenoblestformsoflifeandhighestambitions;Iwroteitwiththeintentionofelevatingandpurifyingthethoughtsofmyreaders,andwishedifIcould,tocomfortthosewhohadsufferedlossorsorrow"

           Rimânezsmiledcompassionately.

           "Ah,itwon’tdo!"heinterrupted"Iassureyouitwon’t;itdoesn’tfittheage.Itmightgodown,possibly,ifyoucouldgivea‘first-night’ofitasitweretothecritics,likeoneofmymostintimatefriends,HenryIrvinga‘first-night’combinedwithanexcellentsupperandanyamountofgooddrinksgoing.Otherwiseit’snouse.Ifitistosucceedbyitself,itmustnotattempttobeliteratureitmustsimplybeindecent.Asindecentasyoucanmakeitwithoutoffendingadvancedwomenthatisgivingyouagoodwidemargin.Putinasmuchasyoucanaboutsexualmattersandthebearingofchildreninbrief,discourseofmenandwomensimplyascattlewhoexistmerelyforbreedingpurposes,andyoursuccesswillbeenormous.

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