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Chapter 6

           "Withyourfortune,youcouldmakehundredsofmiserablepeoplehappy;"hesuggested.

           "Thanks,Iwouldratherbehappymyselffirst"Iansweredgaily"IdaresayIseemtoyouselfishyouarephilanthropicIknow;Iamnot."

           Hestillregardedmesteadily.

           "Youmighthelpyourfellow-workersinliterature...."

           Iinterruptedhimwithadecidedgesture.

           "ThatIwillneverdo,myfriend,thoughtheheavensshouldcrack!Myfellow-workersinliteraturehavekickedmedownateveryopportunity,anddonetheirbesttokeepmefromearningabarelivelihooditismyturnatkickingnow,andIwillshowthemaslittlemercy,aslittlehelp,aslittlesympathyastheyhaveshownme!"

           "Revengeissweet!"hequotedsententiously"Ishouldrecommendyourstartingahigh-classhalf-crownmagazine."

           "Why?"

           "Canyouask?Justthinkoftheferocioussatisfactionitwouldgiveyoutoreceivethemanuscriptsofyourliteraryenemies,andrejectthem!Tothrowtheirlettersintothewaste-paperbasket,andsendbacktheirpoems,stories,politicalarticlesandwhatnot,with‘Returnedwiththanks’or‘Notuptoourmark’type-writtenonthebacksthereof!Todigknivesintoyourrivalsthroughthemediumofanonymouscriticism!Thehowlingjoyofasavagewithtwentyscalpsathisbeltwouldbetameincomparisontoit!Iwasaneditoroncemyself,andIknow!"

           Ilaughedathiswhimsicalearnestness.

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