This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...so simply, without raised voice or fussy self-approval, hardly a word one would not use for every day, no inkling of the brazen journalist. Hence its success. "He tasted further. "The people--those dull dogs the people!--had nosed it out; had found it, discovered it for themselves, rejoiced in it, and called for it. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...so simply, without raised voice or fussy self-approval, hardly a word one would not use for every day, no inkling of the brazen journalist. Hence its success. "He tasted further. "The people--those dull dogs the people!--had nosed it out; had found it, discovered it for themselves, rejoiced in it, and called for it. They had made a triumph of his interview; it was they who had forged Miss Spear the weapon she needed. "He pulled himself together and descended. "Scott's letter lay before him. "'What does he say about less work?' asked Davenant. DAVENANT-H J "Still Scott! Miss Spear showed symptoms of a mild impatience. This Davenant seemed in no way dazzled by her sudden fortune. "'Does Scott say anything about less work?' he asked again. "'I don't think so.' "Scott, if anything, had hinted at more, eager to squeeze the golden goose while it still laid. "'Nothing about less work? Well, we must make him;' and Davenant drew nearer, waxed firmer, rounder, with a touch of mastery beneath his even voice. 'You've got your chance, ' he said, 'one week, one letter, old terms. Two letters were killing you; if denying it amuses you, deny it. You can manage one a week comfortably. If he'll alter your contract to one letter, instead of two, you will turn your back on all the delightful people whose offers load your desk and remain true to Chicago and Indianapolis.' It was the first active light, the first mooting of a practical programme, that had followed on the new conditions. "This changed aspect of the situation cooled Miss Spear. "She had seen herself soaring out, among and yet above the luminaries of the luminous East; even among those of proud New York; even among those whose fame was international, whose ...
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