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Spires and Gargoyles
Ifyouwanttobeprominent,getoutandtryforsomething;ifyoudon’t,justtakeiteasy."Heyawned."Comeon,let’sletthesmokedriftoff.We’llgodownandwatchfootballpractice."
Amorygraduallyacceptedthispointofview,decidedthatnextfallwouldinauguratehiscareer,andrelinquishedhimselftowatchingKerryextractjoyfrom12Univee.
TheyfilledtheJewishyouth’sbedwithlemonpie;theyputoutthegasalloverthehouseeverynightbyblowingintothejetinAmory’sroom,tothebewildermentofMrs.Twelveandthelocalplumber;theysetuptheeffectsoftheplebeiandrunks—pictures,books,andfurniture—inthebathroom,totheconfusionofthepair,whohazilydiscoveredthetranspositionontheirreturnfromaTrentonspree;theyweredisappointedbeyondmeasurewhentheplebeiandrunksdecidedtotakeitasajoke;theyplayedred-dogandtwenty-oneandjackpotfromdinnertodawn,andontheoccasionofoneman’sbirthdaypersuadedhimtobuysufficientchampagneforahilariouscelebration.Thedonorofthepartyhavingremainedsober,KerryandAmoryaccidentallydroppedhimdowntwoflightsofstairsandcalled,shame-facedandpenitent,attheinfirmaryallthefollowingweek.
"Say,whoareallthesewomen?"demandedKerryoneday,protestingatthesizeofAmory’smail."I’vebeenlookingatthepostmarkslately—FarmingtonandDobbsandWestoverandDanaHall—what’stheidea?"
Amorygrinned.
"AllfromtheTwinCities."Henamedthemoff.
