Second Cup 4

Then maybe you can sell one of your stories to another magazine that
does pay.
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Don't be so sure. Other writers get paid plenty. Now, what is the
name of your story?
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Wait a minute. I want to get a pencil so I could write it down. I want I
should be able to tell that Ester Kopelman. She’s always talking about
her son, the doctor. I want that she should see that my son can get a
story in a magazine. Maybe she’ll read it. Maybe she will set it on a
table where her daughter — the pretty one — will read it.
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Okay. I’m ready. Now tell me slowly. I want to write this down
because I won’t remember if I don’t write it down. What is the story
called?
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Okay. "The Special Theory of Relativity," in the September 1905
issue.
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Now, Albert, I have to tell you, I am very happy that you are enjoying
your hobby and that somebody is printing your story in a magazine –
even if they don't pay. Your father and I are very proud of you. He is
always talking about your interest in physics, but if these magazines
don't pay, you need to be especially careful to not neglect your job at the
post office.
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One more thing Albert … button up your coat on these cold nights.
You know how forgetful you are. You could take pneumonia.
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I love you too, son. — And Albert, don’t forget to call your mother. I’m
not as well as I once was, but don’t worry about me.”