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Chapter 15

           EverythingintheEnglishpressisthejustexpressionofpureandloftysentiment,believeme!ThislittlechequeisforacharityofwhichMrMcWhingischiefpatronyouseetheCivilListpensionsallgobyfavourtothewrongpersonsnowadays;tothekeepingoflunaticversifiersandretiredactresseswhonevercouldacttheactualbona-fide‘genius’nevergetsanythingoutofGovernment,andmoreoverwouldscorntotakeafarthingfromthatpenuriousbody,whichgrudgeshimanythinghigherthanamoney-recognition.Itisasgreataninsulttoofferabeggarlypensionoffiftyorahundredpoundsayeartoareallygreatwriterastogivehimaknighthoodandwecannotfallmuchlowerthantobeaknight,asknightsgo.Thepresentfivehundredpoundswillhelptorelievecertain‘poorandproud’butpressingliterarycasesknowntoMcWhingalone!"Hisexpressionatthismomentwassoextraordinary,thatIentirelyfailedtofathomit."IhavenodoubtIshallbeabletorepresentthebenevolentandrespectableliteraryagenttoperfectionofcourseIshallinsistonmytenpercent.!"andhebeganlaughingagain."ButIcan’tstoptodiscussthematternowwithyouI’moff.IpromisedMcWhingtobewithhimattwelveo’clockprecisely,andit’snowhalf-past-eleven.Ishallprobablylunchwithhim,sodon’twaitforme.Andconcerningthefivehundred,youneedn’tbeinmydebtanhourlongerthanyoulikeI’lltakeachequeforthemoneybackfromyouthisevening."

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