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Chapter 15

           "Exactly!"andRimânezsurveyedmewithacuriousexpression,halfofpity,halfofamusement"Butyouknowtheoldaxiom,mydearGeoffrey?‘youmayleadahorsetothewaterbutyoucannotmakehimdrink.Whichstatement,interpretedforthepresentoccasion,meansthatthoughcertainlog-rollers,headedbyourestimablefriendMcWhing,maydragthehorsei.e.thepublic,uptotheirownparticularlypreparedliterarytrough,theycannotforceittoswallowthemixture.ThehorsefrequentlyturnstailandrunsawayinsearchofitsownprovenderithasdonesointhecaseofMissClare.Whenthepublicchooseanauthorforthemselves,itisadreadfulthingofcourseforotherauthorsbutitreallycan’tbehelped!"

           "WhyshouldtheychooseMavisClare?"Idemandedgloomily.

           "Ah,whyindeed!"heechoedsmiling"McWhingwouldtellyoutheydoitoutofsheeridiotcy;thepublicwouldanswerthattheychooseherbecauseshehasgenius."

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