suprunp
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2011
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Ukrainian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
- Current Location
- Ukraine
‘I’ve handled your work for twenty years and I tell you frankly that I shouldn’t have grown fat on my commission, but I’ve handled it because now and again I like to do what I can for good work. I’ve always believed in you and I’ve hoped that sooner or later we might get the public to swallow you. But if you think you can make your living by writing the sort of stuff you do I’m bound to tell you that you haven’t a chance.’
(W.S. Maugham; The Creative Impulse)
I would surmise that he means "I've handled your work for twenty years, but I haven't grown fat on...".
Is this so? What additional meaning does 'I shouldn't have grown fat on..." convey here?
Thanks.
(W.S. Maugham; The Creative Impulse)
I would surmise that he means "I've handled your work for twenty years, but I haven't grown fat on...".
Is this so? What additional meaning does 'I shouldn't have grown fat on..." convey here?
Thanks.