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Chapter 4

           "PerhapsIdo!"hesaidcarelessly—"Thismuchyoumaybelieveofme—thatIamnoworsethanmostmen!Nowtoreturntothesubjectofyourliterarycareer—youhavewrittenabook,yousay—well,publishitandseetheresult—ifyouonlymakeone‘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,HenryIrving—a‘first-night’combinedwithanexcellentsupperandanyamountofgooddrinksgoing.Otherwiseit’snouse.Ifitistosucceedbyitself,itmustnotattempttobeliterature—itmustsimplybeindecent.Asindecentasyoucanmakeitwithoutoffendingadvancedwomen—thatisgivingyouagoodwidemargin.Putinasmuchasyoucanaboutsexualmattersandthebearingofchildren—inbrief,discourseofmenandwomensimplyascattlewhoexistmerelyforbreedingpurposes,andyoursuccesswillbeenormous.

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