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Chapter 9

           OnSundayatone-thirtywasservedtheimportantfamilydinnertowhichusuallywasinvitedoneoranotherofthevariouslocalorvisitingfriendsofthefamily.Atsix-thirtynearlyalloftheseguestshaddeparted,andsometimesoneortwooftheGriffithsthemselves,thecoldcollationservedbeingpartakenofbyMr.andMrs.GriffithsandMyraBellaandGilbertusuallyhavingappointmentselsewhere.

           Onthisoccasion,however,asMrs.GriffithsandMyraandBelladecidedinconference,theywouldallbepresentwiththeexceptionofGilbert,who,becauseofhisoppositionaswellasanotherappointment,explainedthathewouldstopinforonlyamomentbeforeleaving.ThusClydeasGilbertwaspleasedtonotewouldbereceivedandentertainedwithoutthelikelihoodofcontacts,introductionsandexplanationstosuchoftheirmoreimportantconnectionswhomightchancetostopinduringtheafternoon.Theywouldalsohaveanopportunitytostudyhimforthemselvesandseewhattheyreallydidthinkwithoutcommittingthemselvesinanyway.

           ButinthemeantimeinconnectionwithDillard,RitaandZellatherehadbeenadevelopmentwhich,becauseoftheproblemithadposed,wastobeaffectedbythisverydecisiononthepartoftheGriffiths.

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