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Amory, Son of Beatrice

           Miserable,confinedtobounds,unpopularwithbothfacultyandstudentsthatwasAmory’sfirstterm.ButatChristmashehadreturnedtoMinneapolis,tight-lippedandstrangelyjubilant.

           "Oh,Iwassortoffreshatfirst,"hetoldFrogParkerpatronizingly,"butIgotalongfinelightestmanonthesquad.Yououghttogoawaytoschool,Froggy.It’sgreatstuff."

           INCIDENTOFTHEWELL-MEANINGPROFESSOR

           Onthelastnightofhisfirstterm,Mr.Margotson,theseniormaster,sentwordtostudyhallthatAmorywastocometohisroomatnine.Amorysuspectedthatadvicewasforthcoming,buthedeterminedtobecourteous,becausethisMr.Margotsonhadbeenkindlydisposedtowardhim.

           Hissummonerreceivedhimgravely,andmotionedhimtoachair.Hehemmedseveraltimesandlookedconsciouslykind,asamanwillwhenheknowshe’sondelicateground.

           "Amory,"hebegan."I’vesentforyouonapersonalmatter."

           "Yes,sir."

           "I’venoticedyouthisyearandIIlikeyou.Ithinkyouhaveinyouthemakingsofaaverygoodman."

           "Yes,sir,"Amorymanagedtoarticulate.Hehatedhavingpeopletalkasifhewereanadmittedfailure.

           "ButI’venoticed,"continuedtheoldermanblindly,"thatyou’renotverypopularwiththeboys."

           "No,sir."Amorylickedhislips.

           "AhIthoughtyoumightnotunderstandexactlywhatitwastheyahobjectedto.I’mgoingtotellyou,becauseIbelieveahthatwhenaboyknowshisdifficultieshe’sbetterabletocopewiththemtoconformtowhatothersexpectofhim.

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