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           Withprohibitionthegreatrendezvoushadreceivedtheirdeathwounds;nolongercouldonewandertotheBiltmorebarattwelveorfiveandfindcongenialspirits,andbothTomandAmoryhadoutgrownthepassionfordancingwithmid-WesternorNewJerseydebbiesattheClub-de-Vingt(surnamedthe"ClubdeGink")orthePlazaRoseRoom—besideseventhatrequiredseveralcocktails"tocomedowntotheintellectuallevelofthewomenpresent,"asAmoryhadonceputittoahorrifiedmatron.

           AmoryhadlatelyreceivedseveralalarminglettersfromMr.Barton—theLakeGenevahousewastoolargetobeeasilyrented;thebestrentobtainableatpresentwouldservethisyeartolittlemorethanpayforthetaxesandnecessaryimprovements;infact,thelawyersuggestedthatthewholepropertywassimplyawhiteelephantonAmory’shands.Nevertheless,eventhoughitmightnotyieldacentforthenextthreeyears,Amorydecidedwithavaguesentimentalitythatforthepresent,atanyrate,hewouldnotsellthehouse.

           ThisparticulardayonwhichheannouncedhisennuitoTomhadbeenquitetypical.Hehadrisenatnoon,lunchedwithMrs.Lawrence,andthenriddenabstractedlyhomewardatoponeofhisbelovedbuses.

           "Whyshouldn’tyoubebored,"yawnedTom."Isn’tthattheconventionalframeofmindfortheyoungmanofyourageandcondition?"

           "Yes,"saidAmoryspeculatively,"butI’mmorethanbored;Iamrestless."

           "Loveandwardidforyou."