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Chapter 1

           Hewillexpressmanyregrets,accusetradeandthegeneralbadtimesandhopeIwillsoon‘tideover.’Iknowthesortofthing.Well—afterall,whyshouldIexpecthimtobedifferenttoothermen?I’venoclaimonhimbeyondthememoryofafewsentimentalarm-in-armdaysatOxford."

           Asighescapedmeinspiteofmyself,andamistblurredmysightforthemoment.AgainIsawthegreytowersofpeacefulMagdalen,andthefairgreentreesshadingthewalksinandaroundthedearoldUniversitytownwherewe—IandthemanwhoseletterInowheldinmyhand—strolledabouttogetherashappyyouths,fancyingthatwewereyounggeniusesborntoregeneratetheworld.Wewerebothfondofclassics—wewerebrimfulofHomerandthethoughtsandmaximsofalltheimmortalGreeksandLatins—andIverilybelieve,inthoseimaginativedays,wethoughtwehadinussuchstuffasheroesaremadeof.Butourentranceintothesocialarenasoonrobbedusofoursublimeconceit—wewerecommonworkingunits,nomore—thegrindandproseofdailylifeputHomerintothebackground,andwesoondiscoveredthatsocietywasmoreinterestedinthelatestunsavouryscandalthaninthetragediesofSophoclesorthewisdomofPlato.

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