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Chapter 42

           Amanwhohastoomuchmoneycreatesforgersandthievesabouthim—hecannotexpecttomeetwithhonesty.Letthebankprosecuteifitlikes—Ishallnot.Iamfree!—freetoworkformyliving.WhatIearnIshallenjoy—whatIinherited,Ihavelearnttoloathe!"

           WiththatIlefthim,puzzledandirate—andinadayortwothepaperswerefullofstrangestoriesconcerningme,andnumerousliesaswell.Iwascalled‘mad,’‘unprincipled,’‘thwartingtheendsofjustice,’—andsundryothernames,whilescurrilouscivilitiesknownonlytothepennyparagraphistwereheapeduponmebythescore.Tocompletemyentiresatisfaction,amanonthestaffofoneoftheleadingjournals,dugoutmybookfromMudie’sundergroundcellar,and‘slashed’itwithabitternessandvenomonlyexcelledbymyownviolencewhenanonymouslylibellingtheworkofMavisClare!Andtheresultwasremarkable—forinasuddenwindofcaprice,thepublicmadearushformyneglectedliteraryoffspring—theytookitup,handledittenderly,readitlingeringly,foundsomethinginitthatpleasedthem,andfinallyboughtitbythousands!...whereattheastuteMorgeson,asvirtuouspublisher,wrotetomeinwonderandcongratulation,enclosingachequeforahundredpoundson‘royalties,’andpromisingmoreinduecourse,shouldthe‘run’continue.

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