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Chapter 40

           "No. ThebodywasshippedEastaftertheinquest. Lawyersengagedbyhispeoplesawtothearrangements." 

           "Theywerequickaboutit,Imustsay,"Martincommented. 

           "Oh,Idon’tknow. Ithappenedfivedaysago." 

           "Fivedaysago?" 

           "Yes,fivedaysago." 

           "Oh,"Martinsaidasheturnedandwentout. 

           AtthecornerhesteppedintotheWesternUnionandsentatelegramtoTheParthenon,advisingthemtoproceedwiththepublicationofthepoem. Hehadinhispocketbutfivecentswithwhichtopayhiscarfarehome,sohesentthemessagecollect. 

           Onceinhisroom,heresumedhiswriting. Thedaysandnightscameandwent,andhesatathistableandwroteon. Hewentnowhere,savetothepawnbroker,tooknoexercise,andatemethodicallywhenhewashungryandhadsomethingtocook,andjustasmethodicallywentwithoutwhenhehadnothingtocook. Composedasthestorywas,inadvance,chapterbychapter,heneverthelesssawanddevelopedanopeningthatincreasedthepowerofit,thoughitnecessitatedtwentythousandadditionalwords. Itwasnotthattherewasanyvitalneedthatthethingshouldbewelldone,butthathisartisticcanonscompelledhimtodoitwell. Heworkedoninthedaze,strangelydetachedfromtheworldaroundhim,feelinglikeafamiliarghostamongtheseliterarytrappingsofhisformerlife. 

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