Chapter 34

           ButtheresourcesofClyde,insuchasituationasthis,wereslim.For,apartfromLiggett,Whiggam,andafewminorthoughdecidedlypleasantandyetratherremotedepartmentheads,allofwhomwerenowlookingonhimasadistinctlysuperiorpersonwhocouldscarcelybeapproachedtoofamiliarlyinconnectionwithanything,therewasnoonetowhomhecouldappeal.Insofarasthesocialgrouptowhichhewasnowsoeagerlyattachinghimselfwasconcerned,itwouldhavebeenabsurdforhimtoattempt,howeverslyly,toextractanyinformationthere.Forwhiletheyouthsofthisworldatleastweredashinghereandthere,andbecauseoftheirlooks,tasteandmeansindulgingthemselvesinphasesoflibertinism—theproperwildoatsofyouth—suchasheandotherslikehimselfcouldnothavedreamedofaffording,stillsofarwashefromanyrealintimacywithanyofthesethathewouldnothavedreamedofapproachingthemforhelpfulinformation.

           Hissanestthought,whichoccurredtohimalmostimmediatelyafterleavingRoberta,wasthatinsteadofinquiringofanydruggistordoctororpersoninLycurgus—moreparticularlyanydoctor,sincetheentiremedicalprofessionhere,aselsewhere,appearedtohimasremote,cold,unsympatheticandlikelyveryexpensiveandunfriendlytosuchanimmoraladventureasthis—wastogotosomenear-bycity,preferablySchenectady,sinceitwaslargerandasnearasany,andthereinquirewhat,ifanything,couldbeobtainedtohelpinsuchasituationasthis.Forhemustfindsomething.

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