"No; I will not sign the receipt, and I will not take this cheque.

And, what is more, I will not write you any more books.

You have entrapped me.

You have taken advantage of my ignorance and inexperience, and entrapped me so that for five years I shall be nothing but a slave to you, and, although I am now one of the most popular writers in the country, shall be obliged to accept a sum for my books upon which I cannot live.

Do you know that yesterday I was offered a thousand pounds for the copyright of a book like 'Jemima's Vow' ?--it's a large sum; but I have the letter.