R。H。D。hadfoundsomethingtolikeandadmireinthatstoryverylittleperhaps，anditwashisdutyandpleasuretotellyouso。Ifhehadlikedthestoryverymuchhewouldsendyouinsteadofanoteatelegram。Oritmightbethatyouhaddrawnapicture，or，asacubreporter，hadshowngoldenpromiseinahalfcolumnofunsignedprint，R。H。D。
wouldfindyouout，andfindtimetopraiseyouandhelpyou。
Soitwasthatwhenheemergedfromhisroomatsharpeighto\'clock，hewaswide-awakeandhappyandhungry，andwhistledanddouble-shuffledwithhisfeet，outofexcessiveenergy，andcarriedinhishandsawholesheafofnotesandlettersandtelegrams。
\"BreakfastwithhimwasnottheusualAmericanbreakfast，asullen，dyspepticgatheringofpersonswhoonlythenightbeforehadrejoicedineachother\'ssociety。Withhimitwasthetimewhenthemindis，oroughttobe，atitsbest，thebodyatitsfreshestandhungriest。Discussionsofthelatestplaysandnovels，thedoingsandundoingsofstatesmen，laughterandsentiment——tohim，atbreakfast，thesethingswereasimportantassausagesandthickcream。
\"Breakfastover，therewasnodawdlingandputtingoffoftheday\'sworkelsehow，atelevensharp，couldtennisbeplayedwithafreeconscience？。Loving，ashedid，everythingconnectedwithanewspaper，hewouldnowpassbythoseonthehall-tablewithneversomuchasawistfulglance，andhurrytohisworkroom。