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The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
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George Gissing
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XXIII.
A
visit
from
N-.
He
stayed
with
me
two
days,
and
I
wish
he
could
have
stayed
a
third.
(Beyond
the
third
day,
I
am
not
sure
that
any
man
would
be
wholly
welcome.
My
strength
will
bear
but
a
certain
amount
of
conversation,
even
the
pleasantest,
and
before
long
I
desire
solitude,
which
is
rest.)
The
mere
sight
of
N-,
to
say
nothing
of
his
talk,
did
me
good.
If
appearances
can
ever
be
trusted,
there
are
few
men
who
get
more
enjoyment
out
of
life.
His
hardships
were
never
excessive;
they
did
not
affect
his
health
or
touch
his
spirits;
probably
he
is
in
every
way
a
better
man
for
having--as
he
says--"gone
through
the
mill."
His
recollection
of
the
time
when
he
had
to
work
hard
for
a
five-pound
note,
and
was
not
always
sure
of
getting
it,
obviously
lends
gusto
to
his
present
state
of
ease.
I
persuaded
him
to
talk
about
his
successes,
and
to
give
me
a
glimpse
of
their
meaning
in
solid
cash.
Last
Midsummer
day,
his
receipts
for
the
twelvemonth
were
more
than
two
thousand
pounds.
Nothing
wonderful,
of
course,
bearing
in
mind
what
some
men
are
making
by
their
pen;
but
very
good
for
a
writer
who
does
not
address
the
baser
throng.
Two
thousand
pounds
in
a
year!
I
gazed
at
him
with
wonder
and
admiration.
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