Even though The Dial offered $150 (£34) for the poem (25% more than its standard rate) Eliot was offended that a year's work would be valued so low, especially since another contributor was found to have been given exceptional compensation for a short story.
Iako je The Dial ponudio 150 dolara za pesmu (25% više od standardnog iznosa), Eliot je bio uvređen što je njegov celogodišnji rad tako malo cenjen, pogotovo kada je utvrđeno da je drugi saradnik dobio veliku naknadu za kratku priču.