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Chapter 9

           "Yourfun?"hequeriedsurprisedly"Ithoughtitwasfameyouwanted,morethanfun!"

           Ilaughedaloud.

           "I’mnotsuchafoolastosupposethatfameissecuredbyadvertisement,"Isaid"ForinstanceIamoneofthosewhothinkthefameofMillaisasanartistwasmarredwhenhedegradedhimselftothelevelofpaintingthelittlegreenboyblowingbubblesofPears’sSoap.Thatwasanadvertisement.Andthatveryincidentinhiscareer,triflingthoughitseems,willpreventhiseverstandingonthesamedignifiedheightofdistinctionwithsuchmastersinartasRomney,SirPeterLely,GainsboroughorReynolds."

           "Ibelievethereisagreatdealofjusticeinwhatyousay;"andMorgesonshookhisheadwisely"Viewedfromapurelyartisticandsentimentalstandpointyouareright."Andhebecamesuddenlydowncastanddubious."Yesitisamostextraordinarythinghowfamedoesescapepeoplesometimesjustwhentheyseemonthepointofgraspingit.Theyare‘boomed’ineveryimaginableway,andyetafteratimenothingwillkeepthemup.Andthereareothersagainwhogetkickedandbuffetedandmockedandderided"

           "LikeChrist?"Iinterposedwithahalfsmile.HelookedshockedhewasaNon-conformistbutrememberingintimehowrichIwas,hebowedwithameekpatience.

           "Yes"andhesighed"asyousuggest,MrTempest,likeChrist."

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