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           ButforthenextfouryearsthebestofAmory’sintellectwasconcentratedonmattersofpopularity,theintricaciesofauniversitysocialsystemandAmericanSocietyasrepresentedbyBiltmoreTeasandHotSpringsgolf-links.

           ...Inall,awonderfulweek,thatsawAmory’smindturnedinsideout,ahundredofhistheoriesconfirmed,andhisjoyoflifecrystallizedtoathousandambitions.Notthattheconversationwasscholastic—heavenforbid!AmoryhadonlythevaguestideaastowhatBernardShawwas—butMonsignormadequiteasmuchoutof"TheBelovedVagabond"and"SirNigel,"takinggoodcarethatAmoryneveroncefeltoutofhisdepth.

           ButthetrumpetsweresoundingforAmory’spreliminaryskirmishwithhisowngeneration.

           "You’renotsorrytogo,ofcourse.Withpeoplelikeusourhomeiswherewearenot,"saidMonsignor.

           "Iamsorry—"

           "No,you’renot.Noonepersonintheworldisnecessarytoyouortome."

           "Well—"

           "Good-by."

           THEEGOTISTDOWN

           Amory’stwoyearsatSt.Regis’,thoughinturnpainfulandtriumphant,hadaslittlerealsignificanceinhisownlifeastheAmerican"prep"school,crushedasitisundertheheeloftheuniversities,hastoAmericanlifeingeneral.WehavenoEtontocreatetheself-consciousnessofagoverningclass;wehave,instead,clean,flaccidandinnocuouspreparatoryschools.

           Hewentallwrongatthestart,wasgenerallyconsideredbothconceitedandarrogant,anduniversallydetested.