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Charles Dickens was famously paid by the word. Legend has it that his accountant once questioned a manuscript: 'Mr. Dickens, did the character really need to walk through SEVENTEEN different neighborhoods to reach his destination?' Dickens replied, 'My dear sir, he was lost. And at sixpence per word, I sincerely hope he remains lost for at least three more chapters.'
Charles Dickens was famously paid by the word. Legend has it that his accountant once questioned a manuscript: 'Mr. Dickens, did the character really need to walk through SEVENTEEN different neighborhoods to reach his destination?' Dickens replied, 'My dear sir, he was lost. And at sixpence per word, I sincerely hope he remains lost for at least three more chapters.'
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