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"Pay! Pay to go into a theatre!" I answered, in astonishment. "Oh, nonsense! You are joking." "My dear fellow," he rejoined, "do you think I should suggest paying if it were possible to get in by any other means? PAY PAY TO GO INTO A THEATRE I ANSWERED IN ASTONISHMENT OH NONSENSE YOU ARE JOKING MY DEAR FELLOW HE REJOINED YOU THINK I SHOULD SUGGEST PAYING IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO GET IN BY ANY OTHER MEANS
ructed; and I have, therefore, endeavoured to disguise from them, so far as is practicable, that this is either an exceptionally clever or an exceptionally useful work. I want to do them good without their knowing it. I want to do you all good--to improve your minds and to make you think, if I can. _What_ you will think after you have read the book, I do not want to know; indeed, I would rather not know. It will be sufficient reward for me to feel that I have done my duty, and to receive a percentage on the gross sales. LONDON, _March_, 1891. MONDAY, 19TH My Friend B.--Invitation to the Theatre.--A Most Unpleasant Regulation.--Yearnings of the Embryo Traveller.--How to Make the Most of One's Own Country.--Friday, a Lucky Day.--The Pilgrimage Decided On. My friend B. called on me this morning and asked me if I would go to a theatre with him on Monday next. "Oh, yes! certainly, old man," I replied. "Have you got an order, then?" He said: "No; they don't give orders. We shall have to pay. THEY GO ON THAT THEY ARE BEING INSTRUCTED AND I HAVE THEREFORE ENDEAVOURED TO DISGUISE FROM THEM SO FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE THAT THIS IS EITHER AN EXCEPTIONALLY CLEVER OR AN EXCEPTIONALLY USEFUL WORK I WANT TO DO THEM GOOD WITHOUT THEIR KNOWING IT I WANT TO DO YOU ALL GOOD TO IMPROVE YOUR MINDS AND TO MAKE YOU THINK IF I CAN WHAT YOU WILL THINK AFTER YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW INDEED I WOULD RATHER NOT KNOW IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT REWARD FOR ME TO FEEL THAT I HAVE DONE MY DUTY AND TO RECEIVE A PERCENTAGE ON THE GROSS SALES LONDON MARCH EIGHTEEN NINETY ONE MONDAY NINETEENTH MY FRIEND B INVITATION TO THE THEATRE A MOST UNPLEASANT REGULATION YEARNINGS OF THE EMBRYO TRAVELLER HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF ONE'S OWN COUNTRY FRIDAY A LUCKY DAY THE PILGRIMAGE DECIDED ON MY FRIEND B CALLED ON ME THIS MORNING AND ASKED ME IF I WOULD GO TO A THEATRE WITH HIM ON MONDAY NEXT OH YES CERTAINLY OLD MAN I REPLIED HAVE YOU GOT AN ORDER THEN HE SAID NO THEY DON'T GIVE ORDERS WE SHALL HAVE TO PAY
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