Year by year, such influence grows of more account.

A lucky man will still occasionally succeed by dint of his own honest perseverance, but the chances are dead against anyone who can't make private interest with influential people; his work is simply overwhelmed by that of the men who have better opportunities.' 'Don't you think that, even to-day, really good work will sooner or later be recognised ?' 'Later, rather than sooner; and very likely the man can't wait; he starves in the meantime.

You understand that I am not speaking of genius; I mean marketable literary work.

The quantity turned out is so great that there's no hope for the special attention of the public unless one can afford to advertise hugely.

Take the instance of a successful all-round man of letters; take Ralph Warbury, whose name you'll see in the first magazine you happen to open.