’Myheartbeatsso。Well，Iwentbacktomyboothandpickedupmystallandmyfruits，whatIcouldfindofthem。Icouldn’tkeepmystallfortwodaysIgotsuchafright，andwhenIgotroundI
　　couldn’tbidetheboothwherethethinghadhappened，soIcameovertotheotherside。Oh，therascals，ifIcouldbutseethemhanged。’
　　’Forwhat？’
　　’Why，forstealingmybook。’
　　’Ithoughtyoudidn’tdislikestealing，-thatyouwerereadytobuythings-therewasyourson，youknow-’
　　’Yes，tobesure。’
　　’Hetookthings。’
　　’Tobesurehedid。’
　　’Butyoudon’tlikeathingofyourstobetaken。’
　　’No，that’squiteadifferentthing；what’sstealinghandkerchiefs，andthatkindofthing，todowithtakingmybook？there’sawidedifference-don’tyousee？’
　　’Yes，Isee。’
　　’Doyou，dear？well，blessyourheart，I’mgladyoudo。Wouldyouliketolookatthebook？’
　　’Well，IthinkIshould。’
　　’Honourbright？’saidtheapple-woman，lookingmeintheeyes。
　　’Honourbright，’saidI，lookingtheapple-womanintheeyes。
　　’Wellthen，dear，hereitis，’saidshe，takingitfromunderhercloak；’readitaslongasyoulike，onlygetalittlefartherintothebooth-Don’tsitsoneartheedge-youmight-’
　　Iwentdeepintothebooth，andtheapple-woman，bringingherchairround，almostconfrontedme。Icommencedreadingthebook，andwassoonengrossedbyit；hourspassedaway，onceortwiceIliftedupmyeyes，theapple-womanwasstillconfrontingme：atlastmyeyesbegantoache，whereuponIreturnedthebooktotheapple-woman，and，givingheranothertanner，walkedaway。
　　CHAPTERXLI
　　DeceaseoftheReview-Homerhimself-Breadandcheese-Fingerandthumb-Impossibletofind-Somethinggrand-Universalmixture-Someotherpublisher。
　　TIMEpassedaway，andwithittheReview，which，contrarytothepublisher’sexpectation，didnotproveasuccessfulspeculation。
　　Aboutfourmonthsaftertheperiodofitsbirthitexpired，asallReviewsmustforwhichthereisnodemand。Authorshadceasedtosendtheirpublicationstoit，and，consequently，topurchaseit；
　　forIhavealreadyhintedthatitwasalmostentirelysupportedbyauthorsofaparticularclass，whoexpectedtoseetheirpublicationsforedoomedtoimmortalityinitspages。ThebehaviouroftheseauthorstowardsthisunfortunatepublicationIcanattributetonoothercausethantoareportwhichwasindustriouslycirculated，namely，thattheReviewwaslow，andthattobereviewedinitwasaninfalliblesignthatonewasalowperson，whocouldbereviewednowhereelse。Soauthorstookfright；andnowonder，foritwillneverdoforanauthortobeconsideredlow。HomerhimselfhasneveryetentirelyrecoveredfromtheinjuryhereceivedbyLordChesterfield’sremarkthatthespeechesofhisheroeswerefrequentlyexceedinglylow。
　　SotheReviewceased，andthereviewingcorpsnolongerexistedassuch；theyforthwithreturnedtotheirproperavocations-theeditortocomposetunesonhispiano，andtothetaskofdisposingoftheremainingcopiesofhisQuintilian-theinferiormemberstoworkingforthepublisher，beingtoamandependantsofhis；one，tocomposingfairytales；another，tocollectingmiraclesofPopishsaints；andathird，Newgatelivesandtrials。OwingtothebadsuccessoftheReview，thepublisherbecamemorefuriousthanever。
　　Mymoneywasgrowingshort，andIonedayaskedhimtopaymeformylaboursinthedeceasedpublication。
　　’Sir，’saidthepublisher，’whatdoyouwantthemoneyfor？’
　　’Merelytoliveon，’Ireplied；’itisverydifficulttoliveinthistownwithoutmoney。’
　　’Howmuchmoneydidyoubringwithyoutotown？’demandedthepublisher。
　　’Sometwentyorthirtypounds，’Ireplied。
　　’Andyouhavespentitalready？’
　　’No，’saidI，’notentirely；butitisfastdisappearing。’
　　’Sir，’saidthepublisher，’Ibelieveyoutobeextravagant；yes，sir，extravagant!’
　　’Onwhatgroundsdoyousupposemetobeso？’
　　’Sir，’saidthepublisher，’youeatmeat。’
　　’Yes，’saidI，’Ieatmeatsometimes；whatshouldIeat？’
　　’Bread，sir，’saidthepublisher；’breadandcheese。’
　　’SoIdo，sir，whenIamdisposedtoindulge；butIcannotoftenaffordit-itisveryexpensivetodineonbreadandcheese，especiallywhenoneisfondofcheese，asIam。Mylastbreadandcheesedinnercostmefourteenpence。Thereisdrink，sir；withbreadandcheeseonemustdrinkporter，sir。’
　　’Then，sir，eatbread-breadalone。Asgoodmenasyourselfhaveeatenbreadalone；theyhavebeengladtogetit，sir。Ifwithbreadandcheeseyoumustdrinkporter，sir，withbreadaloneyoucan，perhaps，drinkwater，sir。’
　　However，IgotpaidatlastformywritingsintheReview，not，itistrue，inthecurrentcoinoftherealm，butincertainbills；
　　thereweretwoofthem，onepayableattwelve，andtheotherateighteenmonthsafterdate。ItwasalongtimebeforeIcouldturnthesebillstoanyaccount；atlastIfoundapersonwho，atadiscountofonlythirtypercent，consentedtocashthem；not，however，withoutsundrygrimaces，and，whatwasstillmoregalling，holding，morethanonce，theunfortunatepapershighinairbetweenhisforefingerandthumb。Soill，indeed，didIlikethislastaction，thatIfeltmuchinclinedtosnatchthemaway。I
　　restrainedmyself，however，forIrememberedthatitwasverydifficulttolivewithoutmoney，andthat，ifthepresentpersondidnotdiscountthebills，Ishouldprobablyfindnooneelsethatwould。
　　ButifthetreatmentwhichIhadexperiencedfromthepublisher，previoustomakingthisdemanduponhim，wasdifficulttobear，thatwhichIsubsequentlyunderwentwasfarmoreso：hisgreatdelightseemedtoconsistincausingmemiseryandmortification；
　　if，onformeroccasions，hewascontinuallysendingmeinquestoflivesandtrialsdifficulttofind，henowwascontinuallydemandinglivesandtrialswhichitwasimpossibletofind；thepersonageswhomhementionedneverhavinglived，norconsequentlybeentried。Moreover，someofmybestlivesandtrialswhichIhadcorrectedandeditedwithparticularcare，andonwhichIpridedmyselfnolittle，hecausedtobecancelledaftertheyhadpassedthroughthepress。Amongstthesewasthelifeof’GentlemanHarry。’’Theyaredrugs，sir，’saidthepublisher，’drugs；thatlifeofHarrySimmshaslongbeenthegreatestdruginthecalendar-hasitnot，Taggart？’
　　Taggartmadenoanswersavebytakingapinchofsnuff。Thereader，has，Ihope，notforgottenTaggart，whomImentionedwhilstgivinganaccountofmyfirstmorning’svisittothepublisher。I
　　begTaggart’spardonforhavingbeensolongsilentabouthim；buthewasaverysilentman-yettherewasmuchinTaggart-andTaggarthadalwaysbeencivilandkindtomeinhispeculiarway。
　　’Well，younggentleman，’saidTaggarttomeonemorning，whenwechancedtobealoneafewdaysaftertheaffairofthecancelling，’howdoyoulikeauthorship？’
　　’IscarcelycallauthorshipthedrudgeryIamengagedin，’saidI。
　　’Whatdoyoucallauthorship？’saidTaggart。
　　’Iscarcelyknow，’saidI；’thatis，IcanscarcelyexpresswhatI
　　thinkit。’
　　’ShallIhelpyouout？’saidTaggart，turningroundhischair，andlookingatme。
　　’Ifyoulike，’saidI。
　　’Towritesomethinggrand，’saidTaggart，takingsnuff；’tobestaredat-liftedonpeople’sshoulders-’
　　’Well，’saidI，’thatissomethinglikeit。’
　　Taggarttooksnuff。’Well，’saidhe，’whydon’tyouwritesomethinggrand？’
　　’Ihave，’saidI。
　　’What？’saidTaggart。
　　’Why，’saidI，’therearethoseballads。’
　　Taggarttooksnuff。
　　’AndthosewonderfulversionsfromAbGwilym。’
　　Taggarttooksnuffagain。
　　’Youseemtobeveryfondofsnuff，’saidI，lookingathimangrily。
　　Taggarttappedhisbox。