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Chapter 30

           

           Justthesamehismother’sapologyandespeciallyinthefaceofthepublicationofthisitembynomeanslessenedGilbert’soppositiontoClyde’ssocialambitionsandopportunities.What!Thatpoorlittlemoneylesscousinofhiswhohadcommittedfirsttheunpardonableoffenseoflookinglikehimand,second,ofcomingheretoLycurgusandfixinghimselfonthisverysuperiorfamily.Andafterhehadshownhimalltooplainly,andfromthefirst,thathepersonallydidnotlikehim,didnotwanthim,andiflefttohimselfwouldneverforsomuchasamomentendurehim.

           "Hehasn’tanymoney,"hedeclaredfinallyandverybitterlytohismother,"andhe’shangingonherebytheskinofhisteethasitis.Andwhatfor?Ifheistakenupbythesepeople,whatcanhedo?Hecertainlyhasn’tthemoneytodoastheydo,andhecan’tgetit.Andifhecould,hisjobherewouldn’tlethimgoanywheremuch,unlesssomeonetroubledtopayhisway.AndhowheisgoingtodohisworkandrunwiththatcrowdismorethanIknow.Thatbunchisonthegoallthetime."

           ActuallyhewaswonderingwhetherClydewouldbeincludedfromnowon,andifso,whatwastobedoneaboutit.Ifheweretobetakenupinthisway,howwashe,orthefamily,either,toescapefrombeingciviltohim?Forobviously,asearlierandsubsequentdevelopmentsproved,hisfatherdidnotchoosetosendhimaway.

           Indeed,subsequenttothisconversation,Mrs.

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