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Spires and Gargoyles
Amorywasamusedattheintenteyesuponhim,and,incasethevisitorsrepresentedsomeclubinwhichhewasnotinterested,tookgreatpleasureinshockingthemwithunorthodoxremarks.
"Oh,letmesee—"hesaidonenighttoaflabbergasteddelegation,"whatclubdoyourepresent?"
WithvisitorsfromIvyandCottageandTigerInnheplayedthe"nice,unspoilt,ingenuousboy"verymuchateaseandquiteunawareoftheobjectofthecall.
Whenthefatalmorningarrived,earlyinMarch,andthecampusbecameadocumentinhysteria,heslidsmoothlyintoCottagewithAlecConnageandwatchedhissuddenlyneuroticclasswithmuchwonder.
Therewereficklegroupsthatjumpedfromclubtoclub;therewerefriendsoftwoorthreedayswhoannouncedtearfullyandwildlythattheymustjointhesameclub,nothingshouldseparatethem;thereweresnarlingdisclosuresoflong-hiddengrudgesastheSuddenlyProminentrememberedsnubsoffreshmanyear.Unknownmenwereelevatedintoimportancewhentheyreceivedcertaincovetedbids;otherswhowereconsidered"allset"foundthattheyhadmadeunexpectedenemies,feltthemselvesstrandedanddeserted,talkedwildlyofleavingcollege.
InhisowncrowdAmorysawmenkeptoutforwearinggreenhats,forbeing"adamntailor’sdummy,"forhaving"toomuchpullinheaven,"forgettingdrunkonenight"notlikeagentleman,byGod,"orforunfathomablesecretreasonsknowntonoonebutthewieldersoftheblackballs.
