Chapter 3

           OneofthethingsthatservedtodarkenClyde’smoodjustaboutthetimewhenhewasseekingsomepracticalsolutionforhimself,tosaynothingofitsprofoundlydishearteningeffectontheGriffithsfamilyasawhole,wasthefactthathissisterEsta,inwhomhetooknolittleinterest(althoughtheyreallyhadverylittleincommon),ranawayfromhomewithanactorwhohappenedtobeplayinginKansasCityandwhotookapassingfancyforher.

           ThetruthinregardtoEstawasthatinspiteofherguardedup-bringing,andtheseemingreligiousandmoralfervorwhichattimesappearedtocharacterizeher,shewasjustasensuous,weakgirlwhodidnotbyanymeansknowyetwhatshethought.Despitetheatmosphereinwhichshemoved,essentiallyshewasnotofit.Likethelargemajorityofthosewhoprofessanddailyrepeatthedogmasandcreedsoftheworld,shehadcomeintoherpracticesandimaginedattitudesoinsensiblyfromherearliestchildhoodon,thatuptothistime,andevenlater,shedidnotknowthemeaningofitall.Forthenecessityofthoughthadbeenobviatedbyadviceandlaw,or"revealed"truth,andsolongasothertheoriesorsituationsandimpulsesofanexternaloreveninternal,characterdidnotarisetoclashwiththese,shewassafeenough.Oncetheydid,however,itwasaforegoneconclusionthatherreligiousnotions,notbeinggroundedonanyconvictionortemperamentalbiasofherown,werenotlikelytowithstandtheshock.

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