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           HehadbeentakenupquiteenthusiasticallyforatimebysmartsocietyinLondon,forhewrotesmartsocietyplays.Thengraduallysmartsocietyrealizedthatithadbeenmaderidiculousatthehandsofadown-at-heelDublinstreet-rat,andrevulsioncame.Michaeliswasthelastwordinwhatwascaddishandbounderish.Hewasdiscoveredtobeanti-English,andtotheclassthatmadethisdiscoverythiswasworsethanthedirtiestcrime.Hewascutdead,andhiscorpsethrownintotherefusecan.

           NeverthelessMichaelishadhisapartmentinMayfair,andwalkeddownBondStreettheimageofagentleman,foryoucannotgeteventhebesttailorstocuttheirlow-downcustomers,whenthecustomerspay.

           Cliffordwasinvitingtheyoungmanofthirtyataninauspiciousmomentinthatyoungman’scareer.YetClifforddidnothesitate.Michaelishadtheearofafewmillionpeople,probably;and,beingahopelessoutsider,hewouldnodoubtbegratefultobeaskeddowntoWragbyatthisjuncture,whentherestofthesmartworldwascuttinghim.Beinggrateful,hewouldnodoubtdoClifford’good’overthereinAmerica.Kudos!Amangetsalotofkudos,whateverthatmaybe,bybeingtalkedaboutintherightway,especially’overthere’.Cliffordwasacomingman;anditwasremarkablewhatasoundpublicityinstincthehad.IntheendMichaelisdidhimmostnoblyinaplay,andCliffordwasasortofpopularhero.Tillthereaction,whenhefoundhehadbeenmaderidiculous.