Martin Eden Ch 43 p413

Paul Stought

Aug 31

to build his grass-walled castle.	too bild hiz gras-wauld kasul.
Singletree, Darnley & Co. had cautiously brought out an edition of fifteen hundred copies, but the first reviews had started a second edition of twice the size through the presses; and ere this was delivered a third edition of five thousand had been ordered. A London firm made arrangements by cable for an English edition, and hot-footed upon this came the news of French, German, and Scandinavian translations in progress. The attack upon the Maeterlinck school could not have been made at a more opportune moment. A fierce controversy was precipitated. Saleeby and Haeckel indorsed and defended "The Shame of the Sun," for once finding themselves on the same side of a question. Crookes and Wallace ranged up on the opposing side, while Sir Oliver Lodge attempted to formulate a compromise that would jibe with his particular cosmic theories. Maeterlinck's followers rallied around the standard of mysticism. Chesterton set the whole world laughing with a series of alleged non-partisan essays on the subject, and the whole affair, controversy and controversialists, was well-nigh swept into the pit by a thundering broadside from George Bernard Shaw. Needless to say the arena was crowded with hosts of lesser lights, and the dust and sweat and din became terrific.	Singgultry, Dornly & Ku. had kaushusly braut out an idishun uv fiftyn hundrud kopyz, but dhu furt rivuez had stortud u sekund idishun uv twies dhu siez throo dhu presuz; and er dhiis wuz dilivurd u thurd idishun uv fiev thouzund had bin aurdurd. U Lundun furm maed uraenjmunts bie kaebul faur an Ingglish idishun, and hot-fwtud upon dhis kaem dhu nooz uv French, Jurmun, and Skandunaevyun tranzlaeshunz in progres. Dhy utak upon dhu Maeturlingk skool kwd hot hav bin maed at a maur opurtoon moemunt. U firs kontruvursy wuz prisiputaetud. Sulyby and Hekul indaursd and difendud "Dhu Shaem uv dhu Sun," faur wuns fiending dhemselvz on dhu saem sied uv u kweschun. Krwks and Wolus raenjd up on dhy upoezing sied, whiel Sur Oluvur Loj utemptud too faurmyulaet u komprumiez dhat wwd jieb with hiz purtikyulur kozmik thyuryz. Maeturlingk's foloerz ralyd uround dhu standurd uv mistusizum. Chesturtun set dhu hoe wuruld lafing with u siryz uv ulejd non-portusun esaez on dhu subjikt, and dhu hoel ufer, kontruvursy and kontruvursyulusts, wuz wel-nie swept intoo dhu pit bie u thunduring braudsied frum Jaurj Burnord Shau. Nydlus too sae dhy urynu wuz kroudud with hoests uv lesur liets, and dhu dust and swet and din bikaem turifik.
"It is a most marvellous happening," Singletree, Darnley & Co. wrote Martin, "a critical philosophic essay selling like a novel. You could not have chosen your subject better, and all contributory factors have been unwarrantedly propitious. We need scarcely to assure you that we are making hay while the sun shines. Over forty thousand copies have already been sold in the United States and Canada, and a new edition of twenty thousand is on the presses. We are overworked, trying to supply the demand. Nevertheless we have helped to create that demand. We have already spent five thousand dollars in advertising. The book is bound to be	"It iz u moest morvulus hapuning," Singgultry, Dornly & Ku. roet Mortun, "u kritikul filusofik esae seling liet u novul. Ue kwd not hav choezun yaur subjikt betur, and aul kuntribyutaury fakturz hav bin unwauruntudly prupishus. Wy nyd skersly too ushwr ue dhat wy or maeking hae whiel dhu sun shienz. Oevur faurty thouzund kopyz hav aulredy bin soeld in dhu Uenietud Staets and Kanudu, and u noo idishun uv twenty thouzund iz on dhu presuz. Wy or oevurwurkd, tri.ing too suplie dhu dimand. Nevurdhules wy hav helpd too kryaet dhat dimand. Wy hav aulredy spent fiev thouzund dolurz in advurtiezing. Dhu bwk iz bound too by
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