Луна и грош

Chapter III

           Ihadneverknownwritersbefore,andIfoundthemverystrange,butIdonotthinktheyeverseemedtomequitereal.

           IrememberthatIthoughttheirconversationbrilliant,andIusedtolistenwithastonishmenttothestinginghumourwithwhichtheywouldtearabrother-authortopiecesthemomentthathisbackwasturned.Theartisthasthisadvantageovertherestoftheworld,thathisfriendsoffernotonlytheirappearanceandtheircharactertohissatire,butalsotheirwork.Idespairedofeverexpressingmyselfwithsuchaptnessorwithsuchfluency.Inthosedaysconversationwasstillcultivatedasanart;aneatreparteewasmorehighlyvaluedthanthecracklingofthornsunderapot;andtheepigram,notyetamechanicalappliancebywhichthedullmayachieveasemblanceofwit,gavesprightlinesstothesmalltalkoftheurbane.ItissadthatIcanremembernothingofallthisscintillation.ButIthinktheconversationneversettleddownsocomfortablyaswhenitturnedtothedetailsofthetradewhichwastheothersideoftheartwepractised.Whenwehaddonediscussingthemeritsofthelatestbook,itwasnaturaltowonderhowmanycopieshadbeensold,whatadvancetheauthorhadreceived,andhowmuchhewaslikelytomakeoutofit.Thenwewouldspeakofthispublisherandofthat,comparingthegenerosityofonewiththemeannessofanother;wewouldarguewhetheritwasbettertogotoonewhogavehandsomeroyaltiesortoanotherwho"pushed"abookforallitwasworth.Someadvertisedbadlyandsomewell.Someweremodernandsomewereold-fashioned

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