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Chapter 4
You’llneverreallydowhatyoushoulddo,withafinemindsuchasyours.Toomuchofitgoestheotherway.’
’Maybeitdoes...andtoolittleofyougoesthatway,Hammond,myboy,marriedornot.Youcankeepthepurityandintegrityofyourmind,butit’sgoingdamneddry.Yourpuremindisgoingasdryasfiddlesticks,fromwhatIseeofit.You’resimplytalkingitdown.’
TommyDukesburstintoalaugh.
’Goit,youtwominds!’hesaid.’Lookatme...Idon’tdoanyhighandpurementalwork,nothingbutjotdownafewideas.AndyetIneithermarrynorrunafterwomen.IthinkCharlie’squiteright;ifhewantstorunafterthewomen,he’squitefreenottoruntoooften.ButIwouldn’tprohibithimfromrunning.AsforHammond,he’sgotapropertyinstinct,sonaturallythestraightroadandthenarrowgatearerightforhim.You’llseehe’llbeanEnglishManofLettersbeforehe’sdone.A.B.C.fromtoptotoe.Thenthere’sme.I’mnothing.Justasquib.Andwhataboutyou,Clifford?Doyouthinksexisadynamotohelpamanontosuccessintheworld?’
Cliffordrarelytalkedmuchatthesetimes.Heneverheldforth;hisideaswerereallynotvitalenoughforit,hewastooconfusedandemotional.Nowheblushedandlookeduncomfortable.
’Well!’hesaid,’beingmyselfhorsdecombat,Idon’tseeI’veanythingtosayonthematter.’
’Notatall,’saidDukes;’thetopofyou’sbynomeanshorsdecombat.You’vegotthelifeofthemindsoundandintact.Soletushearyourideas.
