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Chapter 21

           For,althoughthepresentconditionsandsituationweredifferent,andhehadnomoralauthoritywherewithtochargeRobertawithanysuchunfairtreatmentasHortensehadmetedouttohim,stilltherewasthisotherfactthatgirlsallofthemwereobviouslystubbornandself-preservative,alwayssettingthemselvesapartfromandevenabovetheaveragemanandsowishingtocompelhimtodoalotofthingsforthemwithouttheirwishingtodoanythinginreturn.AndhadnotRattereralwaystoldhimthatinsofarasgirlswereconcernedhewasmoreorlessofafooltooeasytooeagertoshowhishandandletthemknowthathewasstruckonthem.Whereas,asRattererhadexplained,Clydepossessedthelooksthe"goods"—andwhyshouldhealwaysbetrailingaftergirlsunlesstheywantedhimverymuch.Andthisthoughtandcomplimenthadimpressedhimverymuchatthattime.OnlybecauseofthefiascosinconnectionwithHortenseandRitahewasmoreearnestnow.YetherehewasagainindangerofrepeatingorbringinguponhimselfwhathadbefallenhiminthecaseofHortenseandRita.

           Atthesametimehewasnotwithouttheself-incriminatingthoughtthatinseekingthis,mostdistinctlyhewasdrivingtowardarelationshipwhichwasnotlegitimateandthatwouldprovedangerousinthefuture.

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