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’YourbookofphilosophyintoGerman，sir？’

’Yes，sir；mybookofphilosophyintoGerman。Iamnotadrug，sir，inGermanyasGoetheishere，nomoreismybook。IintendtoprintthetranslationatLeipzig，sir；andifitturnsoutaprofitablespeculation，asImakenodoubtitwill，providedthetranslationbewellexecuted，Iwillmakeyousomeremuneration。

Sir，yourremunerationwillbedeterminedbythesuccessofyourtranslation。’

’But，sir-’

’Sir，’saidthepublisher，interruptingme，’youhaveheardmyintentions；Iconsiderthatyououghttofeelyourselfhighlygratifiedbymyintentionstowardsyou；itisnotfrequentlythatI

dealwithawriter，especiallyayoungwriter，asIhavedonewithyou。Andnow，sir，permitmetoinformyouthatIwishtobealone。ThisisSundayafternoon，sir；Inevergotochurch，butI

aminthehabitofspendingpartofeverySundayafternoonalone-

profitablyIhope，sir-inmusingonthemagnificenceofnatureandthemoraldignityofman。’

CHAPTERXXXIV

Thetwovolumes-Ayoungauthor-Intendededitor-Quintilian-

Loosemoney。

’WHATcan’tbecuredmustbeendured，’and’itishardtokickagainstthepricks。’

AttheperiodtowhichIhavebroughtmyhistory，IbethoughtmeoftheproverbswithwhichIhaveheadedthischapter，anddeterminedtoactuptotheirspirit。Ideterminednottoflyinthefaceofthepublisher，andtobear-whatIcouldnotcure-hisarroganceandvanity。Atpresent，attheconclusionofnearlyaquarterofacentury，IamgladthatIcametothatdetermination，whichIdidmybesttocarryintoeffect。

Twoorthreedaysafterourlastinterview，thepublishermadehisappearanceinmyapartment；heboretwotatteredvolumesunderhisarm，whichheplacedonthetable。’Ihavebroughtyoutwovolumesoflives，sir，’saidhe，’whichIyesterdayfoundinmygarret；youwillfindthemofserviceforyourcompilation。AsIalwayswishtobehaveliberallyandencouragetalent，especiallyyouthfultalent，Ishallmakenochargeforthem，thoughIshouldbejustifiedinsodoing，asyouareawarethat，byouragreement，youaretoprovideanybooksandmaterialswhichmaybenecessary。

Haveyoubeeninquestofany？’

’No，’saidI，’notyet。’

’Then，sir，Iwouldadviseyoutolosenotimeindoingso；youmustvisitallthebookstalls，sir，especiallythoseintheby-

streetsandblindalleys。Itisinsuchplacesthatyouwillfindthedescriptionofliteratureyouareinwantof。Youmustbeupanddoing，sir；itwillnotdoforanauthor，especiallyayoungauthor，tobeidleinthistown。To-nightyouwillreceivemybookofphilosophy，andlikewisebooksfortheReview。And，bythebye，sir，itwillbeaswellforyoutoreviewmybookofphilosophyfortheReview；theotherreviewsnothavingnoticedit。Sir，beforetranslatingit，IwishyoutoreviewmybookofphilosophyfortheReview。’

’Ishallbehappytodomybest，sir。’

’Verygood，sir；Ishouldbeunreasonabletoexpectanythingbeyondaperson’sbest。Andnow，sir，ifyouplease，IwillconductyoutothefutureeditoroftheReview。Asyouaretoco-operate，sir，Ideemitrighttomakeyouacquainted。’

Theintendededitorwasalittleoldman，whosatinakindofwoodenpavilioninasmallgardenbehindahouseinoneofthepurlieusofthecity，composingtunesuponapiano。Thewallsofthepavilionwerecoveredwithfiddlesofvarioussizesandappearances，andaconsiderableportionofthefl