有一天，一位心胸宽厚的著名作家告诉我说，文人相轻的现象只能当儒林小说去消遣，比如《围城》，比如《Cakes and Ale》：“毛姆瞧不起Alroy Kear，说I could think of noone among my contemporaries who had achieved so considerable a position on so little talent.”名作家说。“那是他命好啊，怨谁？”