Chapter 5

           TheimaginativeflightsofClydeinconnectionwithallthis—hisdreamsofwhatitmightmeanforhimtobeconnectedwithsogloriousaninstitution—canonlybesuggested.Forhisideasofluxurywereinthemainsoextremeandmistakenandgauche—merewanderingsofarepressedandunsatisfiedfancy,whichasyethadhadnothingbutimaginingstofeedit.

           Hewentbacktohisolddutiesatthedrug-store—tohishomeafterhoursinordertoeatandsleep—butnowforthebalanceofthisFridayandSaturdayandSundayandMondayuntillateintheday,hewalkedonair,really.Hismindwasnotonwhathewasdoing,andseveraltimeshissuperioratthedrugstorehadtoremindhimto"wake-up."Andafterhours,insteadofgoingdirectlyhome,hewalkednorthtothecornerof14thandBaltimore,wherestoodthisgreathotel,andlookedatit.There,atmidnighteven,beforeeachofthethreeprincipalentrances—onefacingeachofthreestreets—wasadoormaninalongmarooncoatwithmanybuttonsandahigh-rimmedandlong-visoredmarooncap.Andinside,behindloopedandflutedFrenchsilkcurtains,werethestillblazinglights,thealacartedining-roomandtheAmericangrillinthebasementnearonecornerstillopen.Andaboutthemweremanytaxisandcars.Andtherewasmusicalways—fromsomewhere.

           AftersurveyingitallthisFridaynightandagainonSaturdayandSundaymorning,hereturnedonMondayafternoonatthesuggestionofMr.

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