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Chapter 7

           Supposethatadesperatelypoormancomesoutwithabookatthesametimeasyoudo,hewillhavescarcelytheghostofachanceagainstyou.Hewillnotbeabletoadvertizeinyourlavishstylenorwillheseehiswaytodinethecriticsasyoucan.Andifheshouldhappentohavemoregeniusthanyou,andyousucceed,yoursuccesswillnotbelegitimate.Butafterall,thatdoesnotmattermuchinArt,ifinnothingelse,thingsalwaysrightthemselves."

           Imadenoimmediatereply,butwentovertomytable,rolledupmycorrectedproofsanddirectedthemtotheprintersthenringingthebellIgavethepackettomyman,Morris,biddinghimpostitatonce.Thisdone,IturnedagaintowardsLucioandsawthathestillsatbythefire,butthathisattitudewasnowoneofbroodingmelancholy,andthathehadcoveredhiseyeswithonehandonwhichtheglowfromtheflamesshonered.IregrettedthemomentaryirritationIhadfeltagainsthimfortellingmeunwelcometruthsandItouchedhimlightlyontheshoulder.

           "AreyouinthedumpsnowLucio?"Isaid"I’mafraidmydepressionhasprovedinfectious."

           Hemovedhishandandlookeduphiseyeswerelargeandlustrousastheeyesofabeautifulwoman.

           "Iwasthinking,"hesaid,withaslightsigh"ofthelastwordsIutteredjustnowthingsalwaysrightthemselves.CuriouslyenoughinarttheyalwaysdonocharlatanismorshamlastswiththegodsofParnassus.Butinothermattersitisdifferent.

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