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Chapter 27

           Heforgotaboutthem,and,beinginlove,rememberedthecountlessloversintheworld. Withoutdeliberatelythinkingaboutit,motifsforlove-lyricsbegantoagitatehisbrain. Sweptawaybythecreativeimpulse,hegotofftheelectriccar,withoutvexation,twoblocksbeyondhiscrossing. 

           HefoundanumberofpersonsintheMorsehome. Ruth’stwogirl-cousinswerevisitingherfromSanRafael,andMrs.Morse,underpretextofentertainingthem,waspursuingherplanofsurroundingRuthwithyoungpeople. ThecampaignhadbegunduringMartin’senforcedabsence,andwasalreadyinfullswing. Shewasmakingapointofhavingatthehousemenwhoweredoingthings. Thus,inadditiontothecousinsDorothyandFlorence,Martinencounteredtwouniversityprofessors,oneofLatin,theotherofEnglish; ayoungarmyofficerjustbackfromthePhilippines,one-timeschool-mateofRuth’s; ayoungfellownamedMelville,privatesecretarytoJosephPerkins,headoftheSanFranciscoTrustCompany; andfinallyofthemen,alivebankcashier,CharlesHapgood,ayoungishmanofthirty-five,graduateofStanfordUniversity,memberoftheNileClubandtheUnityClub,andaconservativespeakerfortheRepublicanPartyduringcampaignsinshort,arisingyoungmanineveryway. Amongthewomenwasonewhopaintedportraits,anotherwhowasaprofessionalmusician,andstillanotherwhopossessedthedegreeofDoctorofSociologyandwhowaslocallyfamousforhersocialsettlementworkintheslumsofSanFrancisco. ButthewomendidnotcountformuchinMrs.Morse’splan. Atthebest,theywerenecessaryaccessories. Themenwhodidthingsmustbedrawntothehousesomehow. 

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