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Father Payne had told me that my writing was becoming too juicy and too highly-scented. "You mustn't hide the underlying form," he said; "have plenty of plain spaces. This sort of writing is only for readers who want to be vaguely soothed and made to feel comfortable by a book -- it's a stimulant, it's not a food!"
"Yes," I said with a sigh, "I suppose you are right."