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Chapter 43

           "Itisamostmarvelloushappening,"Singletree,Darnley&Co.wroteMartin,"acriticalphilosophicessaysellinglikeanovel. Youcouldnothavechosenyoursubjectbetter,andallcontributoryfactorshavebeenunwarrantedlypropitious. Weneedscarcelytoassureyouthatwearemakinghaywhilethesunshines. OverfortythousandcopieshavealreadybeensoldintheUnitedStatesandCanada,andaneweditionoftwentythousandisonthepresses. Weareoverworked,tryingtosupplythedemand. Neverthelesswehavehelpedtocreatethatdemand. Wehavealreadyspentfivethousanddollarsinadvertising. Thebookisboundtobearecord-breaker." 

           "Pleasefindherewithacontractinduplicateforyournextbookwhichwehavetakenthelibertyofforwardingtoyou. Youwillpleasenotethatwehaveincreasedyourroyaltiestotwentypercent,whichisaboutashighasaconservativepublishinghousedaresgo. Ifourofferisagreeabletoyou,pleasefillintheproperblankspacewiththetitleofyourbook. Wemakenostipulationsconcerningitsnature. Anybookonanysubject. Ifyouhaveonealreadywritten,somuchthebetter. Nowisthetimetostrike. Theironcouldnotbehotter." 

           "Onreceiptofsignedcontractweshallbepleasedtomakeyouanadvanceonroyaltiesoffivethousanddollars. Yousee,wehavefaithinyou,andwearegoinginonthisthingbig. 

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