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back�察�he was the reporter on canvas�察�the Vandyke up to date�察�and 
there was one roaring year in which Mrs。 Bounder and Miss Braby�察�
Guy Walsingham and Dora Forbes proclaimed in chorus from the same 
pictured walls that no one had yet got ahead of him。

Paraday had been promptly caught and saddled�察�accepting with 
characteristic good´humour his confidential hint that to figure in 
his show was not so much a consequence as a cause of immortality。  
From Mrs。 Wimbush to the last ;representative; who called to 
ascertain his twelve favourite dishes�察�it was the same ingenuous 
assumption that he would rejoice in the repercussion。  There were 
moments when I fancied I might have had more patience with them if 
they hadn't been so fatally benevolent。  I hated at all events Mr。 
Rumble's picture�察�and had my bottled resentment ready when�察�later 
on�察�I found my distracted friend had been stuffed by Mrs。 Wimbush 
into the mouth of another cannon。  A young artist in whom she was 
intensely interested�察�and who had no connexion with Mr。 Rumble�察�was 
to show how far he could make him go。  Poor Paraday�察�in return�察�was 
naturally to write something somewhere about the young artist。  She 
played her victims against each other with admirable ingenuity�察�and 
her establishment was a huge machine in which the tiniest and the 
biggest wheels went round to the same treadle。  I had a scene with 
her in which I tried to express that the function of such a man was 
to exercise his genius ´ not to serve as a hoarding for pictorial 
posters。  The people I was perhaps angriest with were the editors 
of magazines who had introduced what they called new features�察�so 
aware were they that the newest feature of all would be to make him 
grind their axes by contributing his views on vital topics and 
taking part in the periodical prattle about the future of fiction。  
I made sure that before I should have done with him there would 
scarcely be a current form of words left me to be sick of�察�but 
meanwhile I could make surer still of my animosity to bustling 
ladies for whom he drew the water that irrigated their social 
flower´beds。

I had a battle with Mrs。 Wimbush over the artist she protected�察�and 
another over the question of a certain week�察�at the end of July�察�
that Mr。 Paraday appeared to have contracted to spend with her in 
the country。  I protested against this visit�察�I intimated that he 
was too unwell for hospitality without a nuance�察�for caresses 
without imagination�察�I begged he might rather take the time in some 
restorative way。  A sultry air of promises�察�of ponderous parties�察�
hung over his August�察�and he would greatly profit by the interval 
of rest。  He hadn't told me he was ill again that he had had a 
warning�察�but I hadn't needed this�察�for I found his reticence his 
worst symptom。  The only thing he said to me was that he believed a 
comfortable attack of something or other would set him up�此 �it 
would put out of the question everything but the exemptions he 
prized。  I'm afraid I shall have presented him as a martyr in a 
very small cause if I fail to explain that he surrendered himself 
much more liberally than I surrendered him。  He filled his lungs�察�
for the most part�察�with the comedy of his queer fate�此 �the tragedy 
was in the spectacles through which I chose to look。  He was 
conscious of inconvenience�察�and above all of a great renouncement�察�
but how could he have heard a mere dirge in the bells of his 
accession�拭 �The sagacity and the jealousy were mine�察�and his the 
impressions and the harvest。  Of course�察�as regards Mrs。 Wimbush�察�I 
was worsted in my encounters�察�for wasn't the state of his health 
the very reason for his coming to her at Prestidge�拭 �Wasn't it 
precisely at Prestidge that he was to be coddled�察�and wasn't the 
dear Princess coming to help her to coddle him�拭 �The dear Princess�察�
now on a visit to England�察�was of a famous foreign house�察�and�察�in 
her gilded cage�察�with her retinue of keepers and feeders�察�was the 
most expensive specimen in the good lady's collection。  I don't 
think her august presence had had to do with Paraday's consenting 
to go�察�but it's not impossible he had operated as a bait to the 
illustrious stranger。  The party had been made up for him�察�Mrs。 
Wimbush averred�察�and every one was counting on it�察�the dear 
Princess most of all。  If he was well enough he was to read them 
something absolutely fresh�察�and it was on that particular prospect 
the Princess had set her heart。  She was so fond of genius in ANY 
walk of life�察�and was so used to it and understood it so well�此 �she 
was the greatest of Mr。 Paraday's admirers�察�she devoured everything 
he wrote。  And then he read like an angel。  Mrs。 Wimbush reminded 
me that he had again and again given her�察�Mrs。 Wimbush�察�the 
privilege of listening to him。

I looked at her a moment。  ;What has he read to you�拭─�I crudely 
enquired。

For a moment too she met my eyes�察�and for the fraction of a moment 
she hesitated and coloured。  ;Oh all sorts of things� �

I wondered if this were an imperfect recollection or only a perfect 
fib�察�and she quite understood my unuttered comment on her measure 
of such things。  But if she could forget Neil Paraday's beauties 
she could of course forget my rudeness�察�and three days later she 
invited me�察�by telegraph�察�to join the party at Prestidge。  This 
time she might indeed have had a story about what I had given up to 
be near the master。  I addressed from that fine residence several 
communications to a young lady in London�察�a young lady whom�察�I 
confess�察�I quitted with reluctance and whom the reminder of what 
she herself could give up was required to make me quit at all。  It 
adds to the gratitude I owe her on other grounds that she kindly 
allows me to transcribe from my letters a few of the passages in 
which that hateful sojourn is candidly commemorated。



CHAPTER IX。



;I SUPPOSE I ought to enjoy the joke of what's going on here�察─�I 
wrote�察 �but somehow it doesn't amuse me。  Pessimism on the contrary 
possesses me and cynicism deeply engages。  I positively feel my own 
flesh sore from the brass nails in Neil Paraday's social harness。  
The house is full of people who like him�察�as they mention�察�awfully�察�
and with whom his talent for talking nonsense has prodigious 
success。  I delight in his nonsense myself�察�why is it therefore 
that I grudge these happy folk their artless satisfaction�拭 �Mystery 
of the human heart ´ abyss of the critical spirit�  �Mrs。 Wimbush 
thinks she can answer that question�察�and as my want of gaiety has 
at last worn out her patience she has given me a glimpse of her 
shrewd guess。  I'm made restless by the selfishness of the 
insincere friend ´ I want to monopolise Paraday in order that he 
may push me on。  To be intimate with him is a feather in my cap�察�it 
gives me an importance that I couldn't naturally pretend to�察�and I 
seek to deprive him of social refreshment because I fear that 
meeting more disinterested people may enlighten him as to my real 
motive。  All the disinterested people here are his particular 
admirers and have been carefully selected as such。  There's 
supposed to be a copy of his last book in the house�察�and in the 
hall I come upon ladies�察�in attitudes�察�bending gracefully over the 
first volume。  I discreetly avert my eyes�察�and when I next look 
round the precarious joy has been superseded by the book of life。  
There's a sociable circle or a confidential couple�察�and the 
relinquished volume lies open on its face and as dropped under 
extreme coercion。  Somebody else presently finds it and transfers 
it�察�with its air of momentary desolation�察�to another piece of 
furniture。  Every one's asking every one about it all day�察�and 
every one's telling every one where they put it last。  I'm sure 
it's rather smudgy about the twentieth page。  I've a strong 
impression�察�too�察�that the second volume is lost ´ has been packed 
in the bag of some departing guest�察�and yet everybody has the 
impression that somebody else has read to the end。  You see 
therefore that the beautiful book plays a great part in our 
existence。  Why should I take the occasion of such distinguished 
honours to say that I begin to see deeper into Gustave Flaubert's 
doleful refrain about the hatred of literature�拭 �I refer you again 
to the perverse constitution of man。

;The Princess is a massive lady with the organisation of an athlete 
and the confusion of tongues of a valet de place。  She contrives to 
commit herself extraordinarily little in a great many languages�察�
and is entertained and conversed with in detachments and relays�察�
like an institution which goes on from generation to generation or 
a big building contracted for under a forfeit。  She can't have a 
personal taste any more than�察�when her husband succeeds�察�she can 
have a personal crown�察�and her opinion on any matter is rusty and 
heavy and plain ´ made�察�in the night of ages�察�to last and be 
transmitted。  I feel as if I ought to 'tip' some custode for my 
glimpse of it。  She has been told everything in the world and has 
never perceived anything�察�and the echoes of her education respond 
awfully to the rash footfal
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