One day a man gave an ad. in most of the newspapers in England, saying that he himself was

a young man of millions of pounds and of great knowledge. He's like to choose a girl to be his wife, and the girl must be like tile one in the books written by Somerest Maugham.

This ad. was at once known by thousands of parents and young girls. Parents went to bookstores to look for the book written by Somerest Maugham. They bought those hooks for their daughters as presents. Girls tried to get those books to read. They wanted to know what kind of person the rich man wished for.

Before long all the books written by Somerest Maugham were sold out and the writer was known all over the country.

Who was the richest man？ It was Somerest Maugham himself. The ad. saved his books, and it also made him famous.

What do you think of the writer Somerest Maugham？

A．He was clever, but he didn't tell the true thing.

B．He couldn't have a wife because he wasn't a good writer.

C．He couldn't have a wife though he was rich and famous.

D．He was well received by the girls.