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Narcissus Off Duty
HowdotheyfeelupatCapandGown?"
"Wild,ofcourse.Everyone’sbeensittingandarguingandswearingandgettingmadandgettingsentimentalandgettingbrutal.It’sthesameatalltheclubs;I’vebeentherounds.Theygetoneoftheradicalsinthecornerandfirequestionsathim."
"Howdotheradicalsstandup?"
"Oh,moderatelywell.Burne’sadamngoodtalker,andsoobviouslysincerethatyoucan’tgetanywherewithhim.It’ssoevidentthatresigningfromhisclubmeanssomuchmoretohimthanpreventingitdoestousthatIfeltfutilewhenIargued;finallytookapositionthatwasbrilliantlyneutral.Infact,IbelieveBurnethoughtforawhilethathe’dconvertedme."
"Andyousayalmostathirdofthejuniorclassaregoingtoresign?"
"Callitafourthandbesafe."
"Lord—who’dhavethoughtitpossible!"
Therewasabriskknockatthedoor,andBurnehimselfcamein."Hello,Amory—hello,Tom."
Amoryrose.
"’Evening,Burne.Don’tmindifIseemtorush;I’mgoingtoRenwick’s."
Burneturnedtohimquickly.
"YouprobablyknowwhatIwanttotalktoTomabout,anditisn’tabitprivate.Iwishyou’dstay."
"I’dbegladto."Amorysatdownagain,andasBurneperchedonatableandlaunchedintoargumentwithTom,helookedatthisrevolutionarymorecarefullythanheeverhadbefore.