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Chapter 4

           There’snotacriticlivingwhowon’tapplaudyouthere’snotaschool-girloffifteenwhowillnotgloatoveryourpagesinthesilenceofhervirginalbedroom!"

           SuchaflashofwitheringderisiondartedfromhiseyesasstartledmeIcouldfindnowordstoanswerhimforthemoment,andhewenton

           "Whatputitintoyourhead,mydearTempest,towriteabookdealingwith,asyousay,‘thenoblestformsoflife’?Therearenonobleformsoflifeleftonthisplanetitisalllowandcommercialmanisapigmy,andhisaimsarepigmylikehimself.Fornobleformsoflifeseekotherworlds!thereareothers.Thenagain,peopledon’twanttheirthoughtsraisedorpurifiedinthenovelstheyreadforamusementtheygotochurchforthat,andgetveryboredduringtheprocess.Andwhyshouldyouwishtocomfortfolkswho,outoftheirownsheerstupiditygenerally,getintotrouble?Theywouldn’tcomfortyoutheywouldnotgiveyousixpencetosaveyoufromstarvation.Mygoodfellow,leaveyourquixotismbehindyouwithyourpoverty.Liveyourlifetoyourselfifyoudoanythingforotherstheywillonlytreatyouwiththeblackestingratitudesotakemyadvice,anddon’tsacrificeyourownpersonalinterestsforanyconsiderationwhatever."

           Herosefromthetableashespokeandstoodwithhisbacktothebrightfire,smokinghiscigartranquillyandIgazedathishandsomefigureandfacewithjustthefaintestthrillofpaineddoubtdarkeningmyadmiration.

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