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Chapter 12

           ButIavoidalltheconfounded‘new’poetsavoid‘emlikepoison,sirhaha!Anythingbuta‘new’poet;theoldonesaregoodenoughforme!Whysir,thesereviewerswhogivethemselvessuchairswithapennorthofinkandapen,aremostlyhalf-grownhalf-educatedboyswhoforacoupleofguineasaweekundertaketotellthepublicwhattheythinkofsuchandsuchabook,asifanyonecaredajotabouttheirgreenopinions!Ridiculousquiteridiculous!whatdotheytakethepublicforIwonder!Editorsofresponsiblejournalsoughttoknowbetterthantoemploysuchyoungcoxcombsjustbecausetheycangetthemcheap"

           Atthisjuncturethebutlercameupbehindhismaster’schairandwhisperedafewwords.TheEarl’sbrowcloudedthenheaddressedhissister-in-law

           "Charlotte,LadyEltonsendswordthatshewillcomeintothedrawing-roomto-night.Perhapsyouhadbettergoandseethatsheismadecomfortable."And,asMissCharlotterose,heturnedtoussaying"Mywifeisseldomwellenoughtoseevisitors,butthiseveningshefeelsinclinedforalittlechangeanddistractionfromthemonotonyofhersick-room.Itwillbeverykindofyoutwogentlementoentertainhershecannotspeakmuch,butherhearingandsightareexcellent,andshetakesgreatinterestinallthatisgoingon

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