Chapter 15

           ThethoughtsofClydeatthistimeinregardtoRobertaandhisgeneralsituationinLycurguswereforthemostpartconfusedanddisturbing.ForhadnotGilbertwarnedhimagainstassociatingwiththehelphere?Ontheotherhand,insofarashisactualdailylifewasconcerned,hisconditionwassociallythesameasbefore.ApartfromthefactthathismovetoMrs.Peyton’shadtakenhimintoabetterstreetandneighborhood,hewasreallynotsowelloffashehadbeenatMrs.Cuppy’s.Forthereatleasthehadbeenintouchwiththoseyoungpeoplewhowouldhavebeendivertingenoughhadhefeltthatitwouldhavebeenwisetoindulgethem.Butnow,asidefromabachelorbrotherwhowasasoldasMrs.Peytonherself,andasonthirtyslimandreserved,whowasconnectedwithoneoftheLycurgusbankshesawnoonewhocouldorwouldtroubletoentertainhim.Liketheotherswithwhomhecameincontact,theythoughthimpossessedofrelationshipswhichwouldmakeitunnecessaryandevenabitpresumptuousforthemtosuggestwaysandmeansofentertaininghim.

           Ontheotherhand,whileRobertawasnotofthathighworldtowhichhenowaspired,stilltherewasthataboutherwhichenticedhimbeyondmeasure.Dayafterdayandbecausesomuchalone,andfurthermorebecauseofsostrongachemicortemperamentalpullthatwassodefinitelyassertingitself,hecouldnolongerkeephiseyesoffherorshehersfromhim.Therewereevasiveandyetstrainedandfeverisheye-flashesbetweenthem.

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