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2、lessandworried,cameintoaskmeaservice.HehaddonemorethingsthanI,andearnedmorepence,thoughtherewerechancesforclevernessIthoughthesometimesmissed.Icouldonlyhoweverthateveningdeclaretohimthathenevermissedoneforkindness.TherewasalmostraptureinhearingitproposedtometoprepareforTHEMIDDLE,theorganofourlucub
3、rations,socalledfromthepositionintheweekofitsdayofappearance,anarticleforwhichhehadmadehimselfresponsibleandofwhich,tiedupwithastoutstring,helaidonmytablethesubject.Ipounceduponmyopportunity-thatisonthefirstvolumeofit-andpaidscantattentiontomyfriend'sexplanationofhisappeal.Whatexplanationcouldbemo
4、retothepointthanmyobviousfitnessforthetask?IhadwrittenonHughVereker,butneverawordinTHEMIDDLE,wheremydealingsweremainlywiththeladiesandtheminorpoets.Thiswashisnewnovel,anadvancecopy,andwhatevermuchorlittleitshoulddoforhisreputationIwasclearonthespotastowhatitshoulddoformine.MoreoverifIalwaysreadhim
5、assoonasIcouldgetholdofhimIhadaparticularreasonforwishingtoreadhimnow:IhadacceptedaninvitationtoBridgesforthefollowingSunday,andithadbeenmentionedinLadyJane'snotethatMr.Verekerwastobethere.Iwasyoungenoughforaflutteratmeetingamanofhisrenown,andinnocentenoughtobelievetheoccasionwoulddemandthedisplay
6、ofanacquaintancewithhis"last."Corvick,whohadpromisedareviewofit,hadnotevenhadtimetoreadit;hehadgonetopiecesinconsequenceofnewsrequiring-asonprecipitatereflexionhejudged-thatheshouldcatchthenight-mailtoParis.HehadhadatelegramfromGwendolenErmeinanswertohisletterofferingtoflytoheraid.Iknewalreadyabou
7、tGwendolenErme;Ihadneverseenher,butIhadmyideas,whichweremainlytotheeffectthatCorvickwouldmarryherifhermotherwouldonlydie.Thatladyseemednowinafairwaytoobligehim;aftersomedreadfulmistakeaboutaclimateora"cure"shehad
