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Chapter 45

           Hewasthefellowwhohadlivedandthrilledandloved; whohadbeeneasy-goingandtolerantofthefrailtiesoflife; whohadservedintheforecastle,wanderedinstrangelands,andledhisgangintheoldfightingdays. Hewasthefellowwhohadbeenstunnedatfirstbythethousandsofbooksinthefreelibrary,andwhohadafterwardlearnedhiswayamongthemandmasteredthem; hewasthefellowwhohadburnedthemidnightoilandbeddedwithaspurandwrittenbookshimself. Buttheonethinghewasnotwasthatcolossalappetitethatallthemobwasbentuponfeeding. 

           Therewerethings,however,inthemagazinesthatamusedhim. Allthemagazineswereclaiminghim. Warren’sMonthlyadvertisedtoitssubscribersthatitwasalwaysonthequestafternewwriters,andthat,amongothers,ithadintroducedMartinEdentothereadingpublic. TheWhiteMouseclaimedhim; sodidTheNorthernReviewandMackintosh’sMagazine,untilsilencedbyTheGlobe,whichpointedtriumphantlytoitsfileswherethemangled"SeaLyrics"layburied. YouthandAge,whichhadcometolifeagainafterhavingescapedpayingitsbills,putinapriorclaim,whichnobodybutfarmers’childreneverread. TheTranscontinentalmadeadignifiedandconvincingstatementofhowitfirstdiscoveredMartinEden,whichwaswarmlydisputedbyTheHornet,withtheexhibitof"ThePeriandthePearl." ThemodestclaimofSingletree,Darnley&Co.waslostinthedin. Besides,thatpublishingfirmdidnotownamagazinewherewithtomakeitsclaimlessmodest. 

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