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Chapter 15

           Onlytheotherdayamancameinherefromoneofthebignewspaperofficesandtoldmehewastakingafewnotesonthebookswhichhadthelargestsales—wouldItellhimwhichauthor’sworksweremostindemand?IsaidMissClaretookthelead—asshedoes—andhegotintoaregularrage.Saidhe—‘That’stheanswerI’vehadallalongtheline,andhowevertrueitis,it’snousetomebecauseIdarenotmentionit.Myeditorwouldinstantlyscratchitout—hehatesMissClare.’‘Apreciouseditoryou’vegot!’Isaid,andhelookedratherqueer.There’snothinglikejournalism,sir,forthesuppressionoftruth!"

           Ismiled,andwentawaywithmypurchase,convincedthatIhadwastedafewshillingsonamerepieceofwoman’strash.IfthisMavisClarewasindeedso‘popular,’thenherworkmustnaturallybeofthe‘pennydreadful’order,forI,likemanyanotherliteraryman,labouredundertheludicrousinconsistencyofconsideringthepublican‘ass’whileImyselfdesirednothingsomuchasthesaid‘ass’s’applauseandapproval!—andthereforeIcouldnotimagineitcapableofvoluntarilyselectingforitselfanygoodworkofliteraturewithoutguidancefromthecritics.OfcourseIwaswrong;thegreatmassesofthepublicinallnationsarealwaysledbysomeinstinctivesenseofright,thatmovesthemtorejectthefalseandunworthy,andselectthetrue.

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