По цей бік раю

           Theseniorcouncilwascomposedpresumablyoftheeighteenmostrepresentativeseniors,andinviewofAlec’sfootballmanagershipandAmory’schanceofnosingoutBurneHolidayasPrincetonianchairman,theyseemedfairlyjustifiedinthispresumption.Oddlyenough,theybothplacedD’Invilliersasamongthepossibilities,aguessthatayearbeforetheclasswouldhavegapedat.

           AllthroughthespringAmoryhadkeptupanintermittentcorrespondencewithIsabelleBorge,punctuatedbyviolentsquabblesandchieflyenlivenedbyhisattemptstofindnewwordsforlove.HediscoveredIsabelletobediscreetlyandaggravatinglyunsentimentalinletters,buthehopedagainsthopethatshewouldprovenottooexoticabloomtofitthelargespacesofspringasshehadfittedthedenintheMinnehahaClub.DuringMayhewrotethirty-pagedocumentsalmostnightly,andsentthemtoherinbulkyenvelopesexteriorlylabelled"PartI"and"PartII."

           "Oh,Alec,IbelieveI’mtiredofcollege,"hesaidsadly,astheywalkedthedusktogether.

           "IthinkIam,too,inaway."

           "AllI’dlikewouldbealittlehomeinthecountry,somewarmcountry,andawife,andjustenoughtodotokeepfromrotting."

           "Me,too."

           "I’dliketoquit."

           "Whatdoesyourgirlsay?"

           "Oh!"Amorygaspedinhorror."Shewouldn’tthinkofmarrying...thatis,notnow.Imeanthefuture,youknow."

           "Mygirlwould.I’mengaged."

           "Areyoureally?"

           "Yes.Don’tsayawordtoanybody,please,butIam.Imaynotcomebacknextyear."