"Advice given on choice of subjects, MSS.

read, corrected, and recommended to publishers.
Moderate terms." A fact! And what's more, he made six guineas in the first fortnight; so he says, at all events.

Now that's one of the finest jokes I ever heard.

A man who can't get anyone to publish his own books makes a living by telling other people how to write!' 'But it's a confounded swindle!' 'Oh, I don't know.

He's capable of correcting the grammar of "literary aspirants," and as for recommending to publishers--well, anyone can recommend, I suppose.' Reardon's indignation yielded to laughter.
'It's not impossible that he may thrive by this kind of thing.' 'Not at all,' assented Jasper.
Shortly after this he looked at his watch.
'I must be off, my friends.