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Friend

           "

           Mr.Dashwoods’seditorialgravityrelaxedintoasmile,forJohadforgottenher‘friend’,andspokenasonlyanauthorcould.

           "Peoplewanttobeamused,notpreachedat,youknow.Moralsdon’tsellnowadays."Whichwasnotquiteacorrectstatement,bytheway.

           "Youthinkitwoulddowiththesealterations,then?"

           "Yes,it’sanewplot,andprettywellworkeduplanguagegood,andsoon,"wasMr.Dashwood’saffablereply.

           "Whatdoyouthatis,whatcompensation"beganJo,notexactlyknowinghowtoexpressherself.

           "Oh,yes,well,wegivefromtwenty-fivetothirtyforthingsofthissort.Paywhenitcomesout,"returnedMr.Dashwood,asifthatpointhadescapedhim.Suchtriflesdoescapetheeditorialmind,itissaid.

           "Verywell,youcanhaveit,"saidJo,handingbackthestorywithasatisfiedair,forafterthedollar-a-columnwork,eventwenty-fiveseemedgoodpay.

           "ShallItellmyfriendyouwilltakeanotherifshehasonebetterthanthis?"askedJo,unconsciousofherlittleslipofthetongue,andemboldenedbyhersuccess.

           "Well,we’lllookatit.Can’tpromisetotakeit.Tellhertomakeitshortandspicy,andnevermindthemoral.Whatnamewouldyourfriendliketoputonit?"inacarelesstone.

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