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The Egotist Becomes a Personage
AMORYCOINSAPHRASE
"Whenlifegetsholdofabrainymanoffaireducation,"beganAmoryslowly,"thatis,whenhemarrieshebecomes,ninetimesoutoften,aconservativeasfarasexistingsocialconditionsareconcerned.Hemaybeunselfish,kind-hearted,evenjustinhisownway,buthisfirstjobistoprovideandtoholdfast.Hiswifeshooshimon,fromtenthousandayeartotwentythousandayear,onandon,inanenclosedtreadmillthathasn’tanywindows.He’sdone!Life’sgothim!He’snohelp!He’saspirituallymarriedman."
Amorypausedanddecidedthatitwasn’tsuchabadphrase.
"Somemen,"hecontinued,"escapethegrip.Maybetheirwiveshavenosocialambitions;maybethey’vehitasentenceortwoina’dangerousbook’thatpleasedthem;maybetheystartedonthetreadmillasIdidandwereknockedoff.Anyway,they’rethecongressmenyoucan’tbribe,thePresidentswhoaren’tpoliticians,thewriters,speakers,scientists,statesmenwhoaren’tjustpopulargrab-bagsforahalf-dozenwomenandchildren."
"He’sthenaturalradical?"
"Yes,"saidAmory."HemayvaryfromthedisillusionedcriticlikeoldThorntonHancock,allthewaytoTrotsky.Nowthisspirituallyunmarriedmanhasn’tdirectpower,forunfortunatelythespirituallymarriedman,asaby-productofhismoneychase,hasgarneredinthegreatnewspaper,thepopularmagazine,theinfluentialweekly—sothatMrs.Newspaper,Mrs.Magazine,Mrs.
