出版商和作家都明白，不能企望超过这个数目许多。

Publishers and authors know not to expect much better than that.

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“对于一个不为人知的作家，这是一笔不少的钱，”出版商说道。

"A pretty money," said the publisher, "for an unknown writer."

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“对于一个不为人知的作家，这是一笔不少的钱，”出版商说道。

"A pretty money," said the publisher, "for an unknown writer."

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