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Chapter 27

           Mavislaughed—amerrylittlelaughlikeapealofbells—thenshecontinued—

           "Well,Iwillnotsaywhotheywere—Imustkeepsomethingformy‘literaryreminiscences’whenIgetold!Thenallthesepeoplewillbenamed,andgodowntoposterityasDante’senemieswentdowntoDante’shell!IhaveonlytoldyoutheincidentjusttoshowyouwhyIaskedyouifyoumeantit,whenyouinvitedmetovisityouatWillowsmere.BecausethebaronandbaronessIhavespokenof‘gushed’overmeandmypoorbookstosuchanextentthatyouwouldhavefanciedIwastobeforevermoreoneoftheirdearestfriends—andtheydidn’tmeanit!OtherpeopleIknowembracemeeffusivelyandinvitemetotheirhouses,andtheydon’tmeanit!AndwhenIfindouttheseshams,IliketomakeitveryclearonmyownsidethatIdonotseektobeembracedorinvited,andthatifcertaingreatfolksdeemita‘favour’toaskmetotheirhouses,Idonotsoconsiderit,butratherthinkthe‘favour’isentirelyonmypartifIaccepttheinvitation.AndIdonotsaythisformyownselfatall—selfhasnothingtodowithit—butIdosayitandstronglyassertitforthesakeofthedignityofLiteratureasanartandprofession.Ifafewotherauthorswouldmaintainthisposition,wemightraisethestandardoflettersbydegreestowhatitwasintheolddaysofScottandByron.

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