Chapter 23

           Andthen,oneNovembereveningasClydewaswalkingalongWykeagyAvenue,justwestofCentral,aportionofthelocallycelebratedavenuewhich,eversincehehadmovedtoMrs.Peyton’shewasaccustomedtotraversetoandfromhiswork,onethingdidoccurwhichinsofarasheandtheGriffithswereconcernedwasdestinedtobringaboutachainofeventswhichnoneofthemcouldpossiblyhaveforeseen.Atthetimetherewasinhisheartandmindthatsingingwhichistheinheritanceofyouthandambitionandwhichthedyingoftheoldyear,insteadofdepressing,seemedbuttoemphasize.Hehadagoodposition.Hewasrespectedhere.OverandabovehisroomandboardhehadnotlessthanfifteendollarsaweektospendonhimselfandRoberta,anincomewhich,whileitdidnotparallelthatwhichhadbeenderivedfromtheGreen–DavidsonortheUnionLeague,wasstillnotsoinvolvedwithfamilymiseriesintheoneplaceorpersonallonelinessintheother.AndhehadRobertasecretlydevotedtohim.AndtheGriffiths,thankgoodness,didnotandshouldnotknowanythingofthat,thoughjusthowincaseofadifficultyitwastobeavoided,hewasnoteventroublingtothink.Hiswasadispositionwhichdidnottendtoloaditselfwithmorethanthemostimmediatecares.

           AndalthoughtheGriffithsandtheirfriendshadnotchosentorecognizehimsocially,stillmoreandmoreallotherswhowerenotconnectedwithlocalsocietyandwhoknewofhim,did.

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