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Chapter 1

           Themurdererisatleastfedandclothedaworthyclergymanvisitshim,andhisgaolerwilloccasionallycondescendtoplaycardswithhim.Butamangiftedwithoriginalthoughtsandthepowerofexpressingthem,appearstoberegardedbyeveryoneinauthorityasmuchworsethantheworstcriminal,andallthe‘jacks-in-office’unitetokickhimtodeathiftheycan.Itookbothkicksandblowsinsullensilenceandlivedonnotfortheloveoflife,butsimplybecauseIscornedthecowardiceofself-destruction.Iwasyoungenoughnottopartwithhopetooeasily;thevagueideaIhadthatmyturnwouldcomethattheever-circlingwheelofFortunewouldperchanceliftmeupsomedayasitnowcrushedmedown,keptmejustwearilycapableofcontinuingexistencethoughitwasmerelyacontinuanceandnomore.ForaboutsixmonthsIgotsomereviewingworkonawell-knownliteraryjournal.Thirtynovelsaweekweresenttometo‘criticise,’Imadeahabitofglancinghastilyatabouteightortenofthem,andwritingonecolumnofrattlingabuseconcerningthesethuscasuallyselectedtheremainderwerenevernoticedatall.Ifoundthatthismodeofactionwasconsidered‘smart,’andImanagedforatimetopleasemyeditorwhopaidmethemunificentsumoffifteenshillingsformyweeklylabour.ButononefataloccasionIhappenedtochangemytacticsandwarmlypraisedaworkwhichmyownconsciencetoldmewasbothoriginalandexcellent.

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