She did, and, with certain reservations and omissions, dispatched them to the kind of periodical which might be interested.
Three weeks later a letter arrived from The Forum accepting the essay on Education. “Payment of ten guineas will be made on publication,” said the letter.
“But they refused it before!” exclaimed Wynne.
“I made a few cuts, and altered it a little.”
His forehead flew into straight creases.
“Where? What did you cut?”
She showed him.
He shook his head and paced up and down the room. “Heavens above!” he reproached. “Those were the best passages.”
“They weren’t. They were bad, and destructive.”
“Revolutionary, if you like.”