He turned and saw Whelpdale.
'What brings you on these premises?' he asked, as they shook
hands.
'A man I know has just been made sub-editor of Chat, upstairs. He
has half promised to let me do a column of answers to
correspondents.'
'Cosmetics? Fashions? Cookery?'
'I'm not so versatile as all that, unfortunately. No, the general
information column. "Will you be so good as to inform me, through
the medium of your invaluable paper, what was the exact area
devastated by the Great Fire of London?"--that kind of thing, you
know. Hopburn--that's the fellow's name--tells me that his
predecessor always called the paper Chat-moss, because of the
frightful difficulty he had in filling it up each week.
By-the-bye, what a capital column that is of yours in
Will-o'-the-Wisp. I know nothing like it in English journalism;
upon my word I don't!'
'Glad you like it. Some people are less fervent in their
admiration.'
Jasper recounted the affair which had just been under discussion
in the office.
'It may cost a couple of thousands, but the advertisement is
worth that, Patwin thinks.
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