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Chapter 44

           Higginbothamnodded. 

           "Then,ifyou’venoobjection,wellarrangeitthisway." MartinglancedatGertrude. "Youcanhavetheprincipaltokeepforyourself,ifyou’llusethethirty-fivedollarsamonthforcookingandwashingandscrubbing. Theseventhousandisyoursifyou’llguaranteethatGertrudedoesnomoredrudgery. Isitago?" 

           Mr.Higginbothamswallowedhard. Thathiswifeshoulddonomorehouseworkwasanaffronttohisthriftysoul. Themagnificentpresentwasthecoatingofapill,abitterpill. Thathiswifeshouldnotwork! Itgaggedhim. 

           "Allright,then,"Martinsaid. "I’llpaythethirty-fiveamonth,and" 

           Hereachedacrossthetableforthecheck. ButBernardHigginbothamgothishandonitfirst,crying: 

           "Iaccept! Iaccept!" 

           WhenMartingotontheelectriccar,hewasverysickandtired. Helookedupattheassertivesign. 

           "Theswine,"hegroaned. "Theswine,theswine." 

           WhenMackintosh’sMagazinepublished"ThePalmist,"featuringitwithdecorationsbyBerthierandwithtwopicturesbyWenn,HermannvonSchmidtforgotthathehadcalledtheversesobscene. Heannouncedthathiswifehadinspiredthepoem,sawtoitthatthenewsreachedtheearsofareporter,andsubmittedtoaninterviewbyastaffwriterwhowasaccompaniedbyastaffphotographerandastaffartist. TheresultwasafullpageinaSundaysupplement,filledwithphotographsandidealizeddrawingsofMarian,withmanyintimatedetailsofMartinEdenandhisfamily,andwiththefulltextof"ThePalmist"inlargetype,andrepublishedbyspecialpermissionofMackintosh’sMagazine. 

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