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           Ilabouredhardatmybook,withoutallowingittointerferewiththepunctualdischargeofmynewspaperduties;anditcameoutandwasverysuccessful.Iwasnotstunnedbythepraisewhichsoundedinmyears,notwithstandingthatIwaskeenlyalivetoit,andthoughtbetterofmyownperformance,Ihavelittledoubt,thananybodyelsedid.Ithasalwaysbeeninmyobservationofhumannature,thatamanwhohasanygoodreasontobelieveinhimselfneverflourisheshimselfbeforethefacesofotherpeopleinorderthattheymaybelieveinhim.Forthisreason,Iretainedmymodestyinveryself-respect;andthemorepraiseIgot,themoreItriedtodeserve.

           Itisnotmypurpose,inthisrecord,thoughinallotheressentialsitismywrittenmemory,topursuethehistoryofmyownfictions.Theyexpressthemselves,andIleavethemtothemselves.WhenIrefertothem,incidentally,itisonlyasapartofmyprogress.

           Havingsomefoundationforbelieving,bythistime,thatnatureandaccidenthadmademeanauthor,Ipursuedmyvocationwithconfidence.WithoutsuchassuranceIshouldcertainlyhaveleftitalone,andbestowedmyenergyonsomeotherendeavour.Ishouldhavetriedtofindoutwhatnatureandaccidentreallyhadmademe,andtobethat,andnothingelse.Ihadbeenwriting,inthenewspaperandelsewhere,soprosperously,thatwhenmynewsuccesswasachieved,Iconsideredmyselfreasonablyentitledtoescapefromthedrearydebates.

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