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Spires and Gargoyles
Sundaybrokestolidandrespectable,andeventheseaseemedtomumbleandcomplain,sotheyreturnedtoPrincetonviatheFordsoftransientfarmers,andbrokeupwithcoldsintheirheads,butotherwisenonetheworseforwandering.
Evenmorethanintheyearbefore,Amoryneglectedhiswork,notdeliberatelybutlazilyandthroughamultitudeofotherinterests.Co-ordinategeometryandthemelancholyhexametersofCorneilleandRacineheldforthsmallallurements,andevenpsychology,whichhehadeagerlyawaited,provedtobeadullsubjectfullofmuscularreactionsandbiologicalphrasesratherthanthestudyofpersonalityandinfluence.Thatwasanoonclass,anditalwayssenthimdozing.Havingfoundthat"subjectiveandobjective,sir,"answeredmostofthequestions,heusedthephraseonalloccasions,anditbecametheclassjokewhen,onaquerybeinglevelledathim,hewasnudgedawakebyFerrenbyorSloanetogaspitout.
Mostlytherewereparties—toOrangeortheShore,morerarelytoNewYorkandPhiladelphia,thoughonenighttheymarshalledfourteenwaitressesoutofChilds’andtookthemtoridedownFifthAvenueontopofanautobus.Theyallcutmoreclassesthanwereallowed,whichmeantanadditionalcoursethefollowingyear,butspringwastooraretoletanythinginterferewiththeircolorfulramblings.InMayAmorywaselectedtotheSophomorePromCommittee,andwhenafteralongevening’sdiscussionwithAlectheymadeoutatentativelistofclassprobabilitiesfortheseniorcouncil,theyplacedthemselvesamongthesurest.
