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Why give it an extra advertisement by slating it?" "Slating," she repeated with a faint smile. "I see you have mastered all the slang of your profession." "Ah, that's the influence of my sub-editor," he said, smiling in return. "Well, good-bye."
He soon began to pick up a five or a ten dollar bill here and there by writing for current periodicals. His book brought him some reputation, but not much. A few hundred copies were sold, and most of the reviews and criticisms were favorable. He received a slating from the Morning Post in Boston, however, just as an inkling of what a literary man might expect.
You are a journalist," said Kombs. "Ah," said the stranger, somewhat taken aback, "you know me, then." "Never saw or heard of you in my life before." "Then how in the world " "Nothing simpler. You write for an evening paper. You have written an article slating the book of a friend. He will feel badly about it, and you will condole with him. He will never know who stabbed him unless I tell him."
"This is the limit!" he said to himself, as he followed the messenger into a cool, luxurious apartment. "Now I'm going to get a slating over that French correspondence and it was Fraser's job. Well, if that's the case, I'll enlist; I'm sick of this life!" He found Mr. Martin temporarily idle, seated in front of his large writing-table, scanning the Financial News.
No. 4, which forms one end of a large house, is ornamented with light-coloured wooden galleries and carving under the eaves, contrasting charmingly with the blue slating of the roofs and the surface tiling of the frontage smooth tiles are introduced exteriorly in diaper patterns, chiefly of the majolica colours, which the wind and rain keep ever bright and fresh-looking, and which no climate seems to affect.
You are a journalist, said Kombs. 'Ah, said the stranger, somewhat taken aback, 'you know me, then. 'Never saw or heard of you in my life before. 'Then how in the world 'Nothing simpler. You write for an evening paper. You have written an article slating the book of a friend. He will feel badly about it, and you will condole with him. He will never know who stabbed him unless I tell him.
At all events the flames had climbed up from the screen and had caught a portion of the roof before the Frenchmen knew that the church was on fire; the smoke was now exchanged for a bright clear flame, which had already found its way through the slating, and the prisoners were halloaing and screaming as loud as they could.
Carlyon laid his cigar-case on the table at Derrick's elbow, and lighted his own cigar with great deliberation. "You may remember, Dick," he said quietly, after a pause, "that once upon a time you wrote and published a book. It had its merits and it had its faults. But a fool of a critic took it into his head to give you a thorough slating. You were furious, weren't you?
'Oh yes, of course, said Mark, 'put whatever you like. 'I've not given them my real name, and, if anything comes of it, I should like that kept a secret. 'Just as you please; but why? 'If I keep on at the Bar, a novel, whether it's a success or not, is not the best bait for briefs, said Holroyd; 'and besides, if I am to get a slating, I'd rather have it under an alias, don't you see?
A large part of the timber is sawed by students at our own sawmill, the plans are drawn by our teacher of architecture and mechanical drawing, and students do the brick-masonry, plastering, painting, carpentry work, tinning, slating, and make most of the furniture.
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