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Andafterwardanout-and-outmaterialisticworld—andtheCatholicChurch.Iwonderwhereyou’llfitin.OfonethingI’msure—Celticyou’llliveandCelticyou’lldie;soifyoudon’tuseheavenasacontinualreferendumforyourideasyou’llfindearthacontinualrecalltoyourambitions.
Amory,I’vediscoveredsuddenlythatI’manoldman.Likealloldmen,I’vehaddreamssometimesandI’mgoingtotellyouofthem.I’veenjoyedimaginingthatyouweremyson,thatperhapswhenIwasyoungIwentintoastateofcomaandbegatyou,andwhenIcameto,hadnorecollectionofit...it’sthepaternalinstinct,Amory—celibacygoesdeeperthantheflesh....
SometimesIthinkthattheexplanationofourdeepresemblanceissomecommonancestor,andIfindthattheonlybloodthattheDarcysandtheO’HarashaveincommonisthatoftheO’Donahues...Stephenwashisname,Ithink....
Whenthelightningstrikesoneofusitstrikesboth:youhadhardlyarrivedattheportofembarkationwhenIgotmypaperstostartforRome,andIamwaitingeverymomenttobetoldwheretotakeship.EvenbeforeyougetthisletterIshallbeontheocean;thenwillcomeyourturn.Youwenttowarasagentlemanshould,justasyouwenttoschoolandcollege,becauseitwasthethingtodo.It’sbettertoleavetheblusteringandtremulo-heroismtothemiddleclasses;theydoitsomuchbetter.
