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Chapter 4

           There’snotacriticlivingwhowon’tapplaudyou—there’snotaschool-girloffifteenwhowillnotgloatoveryourpagesinthesilenceofhervirginalbedroom!"

           Suchaflashofwitheringderisiondartedfromhiseyesasstartledme—Icouldfindnowordstoanswerhimforthemoment,andhewenton—

           "Whatputitintoyourhead,mydearTempest,towriteabookdealingwith,asyousay,‘thenoblestformsoflife’?Therearenonobleformsoflifeleftonthisplanet—itisalllowandcommercial—manisapigmy,andhisaimsarepigmylikehimself.Fornobleformsoflifeseekotherworlds!—thereareothers.Thenagain,peopledon’twanttheirthoughtsraisedorpurifiedinthenovelstheyreadforamusement—theygotochurchforthat,andgetveryboredduringtheprocess.Andwhyshouldyouwishtocomfortfolkswho,outoftheirownsheerstupiditygenerally,getintotrouble?Theywouldn’tcomfortyou—theywouldnotgiveyousixpencetosaveyoufromstarvation.Mygoodfellow,leaveyourquixotismbehindyouwithyourpoverty.Liveyourlifetoyourself—ifyoudoanythingforotherstheywillonlytreatyouwiththeblackestingratitude—sotakemyadvice,anddon’tsacrificeyourownpersonalinterestsforanyconsiderationwhatever."

           Herosefromthetableashespokeandstoodwithhisbacktothebrightfire,smokinghiscigartranquilly—andIgazedathishandsomefigureandfacewithjustthefaintestthrillofpaineddoubtdarkeningmyadmiration.

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