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           AsIenteredhesatupandturnedafacetowardmewhichsickenedmeasIlookedatit."Why,Sadler,whathashappened?"Icried,butmyheartturnedcoldasIsaidit."Gilroy,"heanswered,mumblingwithhisswollenlips,"Ihaveforsomeweeksbeenundertheimpressionthatyouareamadman.NowIknowit,andthatyouareadangerousoneaswell.IfitwerenotthatIamunwillingtomakeascandalinthecollege,youwouldnowbeinthehandsofthepolice.""Doyoumean——"Icried."ImeanthatasIopenedthedoorlastnightyourushedoutuponme,struckmewithbothyourfistsintheface,knockedmedown,kickedmefuriouslyintheside,andleftmelyingalmostunconsciousinthestreet.Lookatyourownhandbearingwitnessagainstyou."Yes,thereitwas,puffedup,withsponge-likeknuckles,asaftersometerrificblow.WhatcouldIdo?Thoughheputmedownasamadman,Imusttellhimall.Isatbyhisbedandwentoverallmytroublesfromthebeginning.Ipouredthemoutwithquiveringhandsandburningwordswhichmighthavecarriedconvictiontothemostsceptical."Shehatesyouandshehatesme!"Icried."Sherevengedherselflastnightonbothofusatonce.Shesawmeleavetheball,andshemusthaveseenyoualso.Sheknewhowlongitwouldtakeyoutoreachhome.Thenshehadbuttouseherwickedwill.Ah,yourbruisedfaceisasmallthingbesidemybruisedsoul!"Hewasstruckbymystory.Thatwasevident."Yes,yes,shewatchedmeoutoftheroom,"hemuttered."Sheiscapableofit.