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I can declare that, no later than last night, I saw an author bending over his desk, holding a volume of the "Spectator" open with one hand, and thawing the frozen ink in his pen at the lamp with the other. I CAN DECLARE THAT NO LATER THAN LAST NIGHT I SAW AN AUTHOR BENDING OVER HIS DESK HOLDING A VOLUME OF THE SPECTATOR OPEN WITH ONE HAND AND THAWING THE FROZEN INK IN HIS PEN AT THE LAMP WITH THE OTHER
d days of darkness. "'The interest I take in the matter myself has led me to study the effect of your announcement on my comrades, and I can testify, to use reporter's language, that the thing has produced an immense sensation. "'The day after your prospectus appeared, there was an unusual and unprecedented demand for ink among us, and our green tablecloth was deluged with snippings and parings of quill-pens, to the injury of one of our servants, who got a piece driven right under his nail. I know for a fact that Sergeant Martin had no less than nine pen-knives to sharpen. "'It was quite a novel sight to see all the writing-desks brought out, which had not made their appearance for a couple of months, and judging by the reams of paper visible, more than one visit must have been made to the depths of the hold. "'I must not forget to tell you, that I believe attempts will be made to slip into your box sundry articles which are not altogether original, as they have been published already. G WAY TO LIGHTEN OUR HUNDRED DAYS OF DARKNESS THE INTEREST I TAKE IN THE MATTER MYSELF HAS LED ME TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT ON MY COMRADES AND I CAN TESTIFY TO USE REPORTERS LANGUAGE THAT THE THING HAS PRODUCED AN IMMENSE SENSATION THE DAY AFTER YOUR PROSPECTUS APPEARED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL AND UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR INK AMONG US AND OUR GREEN TABLECLOTH WAS DELUGED WITH SNIPPINGS AND PARINGS OF QUILL PENS TO THE INJURY OF ONE OF OUR SERVANTS WHO GOT A PIECE DRIVEN RIGHT UNDER HIS NAIL I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SERGEANT MARTIN HAD NO LESS THAN NINE PEN KNIVES TO SHARPEN IT WAS QUITE A NOVEL SIGHT TO SEE ALL THE WRITING DESKS BROUGHT OUT WHICH HAD NOT MADE THEIR APPEARANCE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND JUDGING BY THE REAMS OF PAPER VISIBLE MORE THAN ONE VISIT MUST HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEPTHS OF THE HOLD I MUST NOT FORGET TO TELL YOU THAT I BELIEVE ATTEMPTS WILL BE MADE TO SLIP INTO YOUR BOX SUNDRY ARTICLES WHICH ARE NOT ALTOGETHER ORIGINAL AS THEY HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ALREADY
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