I am taking a purely mercenary view of the thing.

There is another which you understand better than I-- Mind your Mother's advice to you--now and all the time is "do only your best work--even if you starve doing it." But you won't starve.

You'll get your dinner at Martin's instead of Delmonico's, which won't hurt you in the long run.

Anyhow, $1000.

for 12,500 words is not a great price.
That was a fine tea you gave.