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Chapter 9

           Hesawtheseotherscenesthroughdriftingvaporsandswirlsofsullenfogdissolvingbeforeshaftsofredandgarishlight. Hesawcowboysatthebar,drinkingfiercewhiskey,theairfilledwithobscenityandribaldlanguage,andhesawhimselfwiththemdrinkingandcursingwiththewildest,orsittingattablewiththem,undersmokingkerosenelamps,whilethechipsclickedandclatteredandthecardsweredealtaround. Hesawhimself,strippedtothewaist,withnakedfists,fightinghisgreatfightwithLiverpoolRedintheforecastleoftheSusquehanna; andhesawthebloodydeckoftheJohnRogers,thatgraymorningofattemptedmutiny,thematekickingindeath-throesonthemain-hatch,therevolverintheoldman’shandspittingfireandsmoke,themenwithpassion-wrenchedfaces,ofbrutesscreamingvileblasphemiesandfallingabouthimandthenhereturnedtothecentralscene,calmandcleaninthesteadfastlight,whereRuthsatandtalkedwithhimamidbooksandpaintings; andhesawthegrandpianouponwhichshewouldlaterplaytohim; andheheardtheechoesofhisownselectedandcorrectwords,"Butthen,mayInotbepeculiarlyconstitutedtowrite?" 

           "Butnomatterhowpeculiarlyconstitutedamanmaybeforblacksmithing,"shewaslaughing,"Ineverheardofonebecomingablacksmithwithoutfirstservinghisapprenticeship." 

           "Whatwouldyouadvise?"heasked. "Anddon’tforgetthatIfeelinmethiscapacitytowriteIcan’texplainit; Ijustknowthatitisinme." 

           "Youmustgetathorougheducation,"wastheanswer,"whetherornotyouultimatelybecomeawriter. Thiseducationisindispensableforwhatevercareeryouselect,anditmustnotbeslipshodorsketchy. Youshouldgotohighschool." "Yes"hebegan; butsheinterruptedwithanafterthought:- 

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