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Experiments in Convalescence

           Hehadtakenthemostviolent,iftheweakest,methodtoshieldhimselffromthestabsofmemory,andwhileitwasnotacoursehewouldhaveprescribedforothers,hefoundintheendthatithaddoneitsbusiness:hewasoverthefirstflushofpain.

           Don’tmisunderstand!AmoryhadlovedRosalindashewouldneverloveanotherlivingperson.Shehadtakenthefirstflushofhisyouthandbroughtfromhisunplumbeddepthstendernessthathadsurprisedhim,gentlenessandunselfishnessthathehadnevergiventoanothercreature.Hehadlaterlove-affairs,butofadifferentsort:inthosehewentbacktothat,perhaps,moretypicalframeofmind,inwhichthegirlbecamethemirrorofamoodinhim.Rosalindhaddrawnoutwhatwasmorethanpassionateadmiration;hehadadeep,undyingaffectionforRosalind.

           Buttherehadbeen,neartheend,somuchdramatictragedy,culminatinginthearabesquenightmareofhisthreeweeks’spree,thathewasemotionallywornout.Thepeopleandsurroundingsthatherememberedasbeingcoolordelicatelyartificial,seemedtopromisehimarefuge.Hewroteacynicalstorywhichfeaturedhisfather’sfuneralanddespatchedittoamagazine,receivinginreturnacheckforsixtydollarsandarequestformoreofthesametone.Thistickledhisvanity,butinspiredhimtonofurthereffort.

           Hereadenormously.

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