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Spires and Gargoyles
"Honestly,"answeredKerry,eyinghimreprovingly,"doyoudoubtKerry’sabilityforthreeshortdays?Somepeoplehavelivedonnothingforyearsatatime.ReadtheBoyScoutMonthly."
"Threedays,"Amorymused,"andI’vegotclasses."
"OneofthedaysistheSabbath."
"Justthesame,Icanonlycutsixmoreclasses,withoveramonthandahalftogo."
"Throwhimout!"
"It’salongwalkback."
"Amory,you’rerunningitout,ifImaycoinanewphrase."
"Hadn’tyoubettergetsomedopeonyourself,Amory?"
Amorysubsidedresignedlyanddroopedintoacontemplationofthescenery.Swinburneseemedtofitinsomehow.
"Oh,winter’srainsandruinsareover,
Andalltheseasonsofsnowsandsins;
Thedaysdividingloverandlover,
Thelightthatloses,thenightthatwins;
Andtimerememberedisgriefforgotten,
Andfrostsareslainandflowersbegotten,
Andingreenunderwoodandcover,
Blossombyblossomthespringbegins.
"Thefullstreamsfeedonflowerof—"
"What’sthematter,Amory?Amory’sthinkingaboutpoetry,abouttheprettybirdsandflowers.Icanseeitinhiseye."
"No,I’mnot,"helied."I’mthinkingaboutthePrincetonian.Ioughttomakeupto-night;butIcantelephoneback,Isuppose."
"Oh,"saidKerryrespectfully,"theseimportantmen—"
AmoryflushedanditseemedtohimthatFerrenby,adefeatedcompetitor,wincedalittle.Ofcourse,Kerrywasonlykidding,buthereallymustn’tmentionthePrincetonian.