ItwasMrsBolton’stalkthatreallyputanewfightintoClifford。
Hisincome,asshepointedouttohim,wassecure,fromhisfather’strust,eventhoughitwasnotlarge。Thepitsdidnotreallyconcernhim。Itwastheotherworldhewantedtocapture,theworldofliteratureandfame;
thepopularworld,nottheworkingworld。
Nowherealizedthedistinctionbetweenpopularsuccessandworkingsuccess:thepopulaceofpleasureandthepopulaceofwork。He,asaprivateindividual,hadbeencateringwithhisstoriesforthepopulaceofpleasure。
Andhehadcaughton。Butbeneaththepopulaceofpleasurelaythepopulaceofwork,grim,grimy,andratherterrible。Theytoohadtohavetheirproviders。