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Chapter 9

           Butwhatdoyouthinkofhimbynow?"

           "Oh,"answeredGilbertveryconservativelyanddecidedlyindependentlyatraitforwhichhisfatherhadalwaysadmiredhim"Notsomuch.He’sallright,Iguess.Hemayworkout.Buthedoesnotstrikemeasafellowwhowouldevermakemuchofastirinthisgame.Hehasn’thadmuchofaneducationofanykind,youknow.Anyonecanseethat.Besides,he’snotsoveryaggressiveorenergetic-looking.Toosoft,Ithink.StillIdon’twanttoknockhim.Hemaybeallright.YoulikehimandImaybewrong.ButIcan’thelpbutthinkthathisrealideaincominghereisthatyou’lldomoreforhimthanyouwouldforsomeoneelse,justbecauseheisrelatedtoyou."

           "Oh,youthinkhedoes.Well,ifhedoes,he’swrong."Butatthesametime,headded,andthatwithabanteringsmile:"Hemaynotbeasimpracticalasyouthink,though.Hehasn’tbeenherelongenoughforustoreallytell,hashe?Hedidn’tstrikemethatwayinChicago.Besidestherearealotoflittlecornersintowhichhemightfit,aren’tthere,withoutanygreatwaste,evenifheisn’tthemosttalentedfellowintheworld?Ifhe’scontenttotakeasmalljobinlife,that’shisbusiness.Ican’tpreventthat.Butatanyrate,Idon’twanthimsentawayyet,anyhow,andIdon’twanthimputonpiecework.Itwouldn’tlookright.Afterall,heisrelatedtous.Justlethimdriftalongforalittlewhileandseewhathedoesforhimself.

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