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. Ah, here is your Trilinear production. I’ll look over it whilst you make yourself presentable.’
‘There’s a bad misprint in the [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] Preface. Let me show you —’
‘It’s all the same to me, my dear fellow.’
But Micklethwaite was not content until he had indicated the error, and had talked for five minutes about the absurdities that it involved.
‘How do you suppose I got [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] the thing published?’ he then asked. ‘Old Bennet, the Sheffield headmaster, is security for loss if the book doesn’t pay for itself in two years’ time. Kind of him, wasn’t it? He pressed the offer upon me, and I think he’s prouder of the book than I am myself. But it’s quite remarkable how kind people are when one is fortunate. I fancy a great deal of nonsense is talked about the world’s enviousness. Now as soon as it got known that [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] I was coming to this post in London, people behaved to me with surprising good nature all round. Old Bennet talked in quite an affectionate strain. “Of course,” he said, “I have long known that you ought to be in a better place than this; your payment is altogether inadequate; if it had depended upon me, I should long ago have increased it. I [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] truly rejoice that you have found a more fitting [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] sphere for your remarkable abilities.” No; I maintain that the world is always ready to [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] congratulate you with sincerity, if you will only give it a chance.’
‘Very gracious of you to give it the chance. But, by-the-bye, how did it come about?’
‘Yes, I ought to tell you that. Why, about a year ago, I wrote an answer to a communication signed by a Big Gun in one of the scientific papers. It was a question in Probability — you wouldn’t understand it. My answer was printed, and the Big [Ссылки могут видеть только зарегистрированные пользователи. ] Gun wrote privately to me — a very flattering letter. That correspondence led to my appointment; the Big Gun exerted himself on my behalf. The fact is, the world is bursting with good nature.’
‘Obviously. And how long did it take you to write this little book?’
‘Oh, only abo