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Chapter 27

           YouknowWhoitwasthatsaid‘Blessthemthatcurseyou,anddogoodtothemthathateyou’?Besides,thepoorlittlewomanwasfrightenedtodeathatherownexpenditure.Itispitiful,youknow,toseethehelplessagoniesofpeoplewhowilllivebeyondtheirincomestheysuffermuchmorethanthebeggarsinthestreetwhomakefrequentlymorethanapoundadaybymerelywhiningandsnivelling.Thecriticsaremuchmoreinevilcasethanthebeggarsfewofthemmakeevenapoundaday,andofcoursetheyregardastheirnaturalenemiestheauthorswhomakethirtytofiftypoundsaweek.IassureyouIamverysorryforcriticsallroundtheyaretheleast-regardedandworst-rewardedofalltheliterarycommunity.AndIneverbothermyselfatallaboutwhattheysayofme,exceptasIbeforeobserved,whenintheirhastetheytellliesthenofcourseitbecomesnecessaryformetostatethetruthinsimpleself-defenceaswellasbywayofdutytomypublic.ButasaruleIhandoverallmypress-noticestoTricksythere,"indicatingtheminuteYorkshireterrierwhofollowedcloselyattheedgeofherwhitegown"andhetearsthemtoindistinguishableshredsinaboutthreeminutes!"

           Shelaughedmerrily,andSibylsmiled,watchingherwiththesamewonderandadmirationthathadbeenexpressedinherlooksmoreorlesssincethebeginningofourinterviewwiththislight-heartedpossessorofliteraryfame.Wewerenowwalkingtowardsthegate,preparatorytotakingourdeparture.

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