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Bread and water-Pair play-Fashion-Colonel B--Joseph Sell-The kindly glow-Easiest manner imaginable.

'I MUST do something,'said I,as I sat that night in my lonely apartment,with some bread and a pitcher of water before me.

Thereupon taking some of the bread,and eating it,I considered what I was to do.'I have no idea what I am to do,'said I,as I stretched my hand towards the pitcher,'unless (and here I took a considerable draught)I write a tale or a novel-That bookseller,'

I continued,speaking to myself,'is certainly much in need of a tale or a novel,otherwise he would not advertise for one.Suppose I write one,I appear to have no other chance of extricating myself from my present difficulties;surely it was Fate that conducted me to his window.

'I will do it,'said I,as I struck my hand against the table;'I will do it.'Suddenly a heavy cloud of despondency came over me.

Could I do it?Had I the imagination requisite to write a tale or a novel?'Yes,yes,'said I,as I struck my hand again against the table,'I can manage it;give me fair play,and I can accomplish anything.'

But should I have fair play?I must have something to maintain myself with whilst I wrote my tale,and I had but eighteenpence in the world.Would that maintain me whilst I wrote my tale?Yes,I thought it would,provided I ate bread,which did not cost much,and drank water,which cost nothing;it was poor diet,it was true,but better men than myself had written on bread and water;had not the big man told me so?or something to that effect,months before?

It was true there was my lodging to pay for;but up to the present time I owed nothing,and perhaps,by the time that the people of the house asked me for money,I should have written a tale or a novel,which would bring me in money;I had paper,pens,and ink,and,let me not forget them,I had candles in my closet,all paid for,to light me during my night work.Enough,I would go doggedly to work upon my tale or novel.

But what was the tale or novel to be about?Was it to be a tale of fashionable life,about Sir Harry Somebody,and the Countess something?But I knew nothing about fashionable people,and cared less;therefore how should I attempt to describe fashionable life?

What should the tale consist of?The life and adventures of some one.Good-but of whom?Did not Mr.Petulengro mention one Jemmy Abershaw?Yes.Did he not tell me that the life and adventures of Jemmy Abershaw would bring in much money to the writer?Yes,but I knew nothing of that worthy.I heard,it is true,from Mr.

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