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           Amorywasamusedattheintenteyesuponhim,and,incasethevisitorsrepresentedsomeclubinwhichhewasnotinterested,tookgreatpleasureinshockingthemwithunorthodoxremarks.

           "Oh,letmesee—"hesaidonenighttoaflabbergasteddelegation,"whatclubdoyourepresent?"

           WithvisitorsfromIvyandCottageandTigerInnheplayedthe"nice,unspoilt,ingenuousboy"verymuchateaseandquiteunawareoftheobjectofthecall.

           Whenthefatalmorningarrived,earlyinMarch,andthecampusbecameadocumentinhysteria,heslidsmoothlyintoCottagewithAlecConnageandwatchedhissuddenlyneuroticclasswithmuchwonder.

           Therewereficklegroupsthatjumpedfromclubtoclub;therewerefriendsoftwoorthreedayswhoannouncedtearfullyandwildlythattheymustjointhesameclub,nothingshouldseparatethem;thereweresnarlingdisclosuresoflong-hiddengrudgesastheSuddenlyProminentrememberedsnubsoffreshmanyear.Unknownmenwereelevatedintoimportancewhentheyreceivedcertaincovetedbids;otherswhowereconsidered"allset"foundthattheyhadmadeunexpectedenemies,feltthemselvesstrandedanddeserted,talkedwildlyofleavingcollege.

           InhisowncrowdAmorysawmenkeptoutforwearinggreenhats,forbeing"adamntailor’sdummy,"forhaving"toomuchpullinheaven,"forgettingdrunkonenight"notlikeagentleman,byGod,"orforunfathomablesecretreasonsknowntonoonebutthewieldersoftheblackballs.