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           ’OfcourseIshouldmind.SexisaprivatethingbetweenmeandJulia;andofcourseIshouldmindanyoneelsetryingtomixin.’

           ’Asamatteroffact,’saidtheleanandfreckledTommyDukes,wholookedmuchmoreIrishthanMay,whowaspaleandratherfat:’Asamatteroffact,Hammond,youhaveastrongpropertyinstinct,andastrongwilltoself-assertion,andyouwantsuccess.SinceI’vebeeninthearmydefinitely,I’vegotoutofthewayoftheworld,andnowIseehowinordinatelystrongthecravingforself-assertionandsuccessisinmen.Itisenormouslyoverdeveloped.Allourindividualityhasrunthatway.Andofcoursemenlikeyouthinkyou’llgetthroughbetterwithawoman’sbacking.That’swhyyou’resojealous.That’swhatsexistoyou...avitallittledynamobetweenyouandJulia,tobringsuccess.Ifyoubegantobeunsuccessfulyou’dbegintoflirt,likeCharlie,whoisn’tsuccessful.MarriedpeoplelikeyouandJuliahavelabelsonyou,liketravellers’trunks.JuliaislabelledMrsArnoldB.Hammond--justlikeatrunkontherailwaythatbelongstosomebody.AndyouarelabelledArnoldB.Hammond,c/oMrsArnoldB.Hammond.Oh,you’requiteright,you’requiteright!Thelifeofthemindneedsacomfortablehouseanddecentcooking.You’requiteright.Itevenneedsposterity.Butitallhingesontheinstinctforsuccess.Thatisthepivotonwhichallthingsturn.’

           Hammondlookedratherpiqued.Hewasratherproudoftheintegrityofhismind,andofhisnotbeingatime-server.Nonetheless,hedidwantsuccess.