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           Healwayssaidthingsthatway.Sometimesitamusedmealotandsometimesitdidn’t.Hesortofdiditalittlebittoomuch.Idon’tmeanhewasn’twittyoranything—hewas—butsometimesitgetsonyournerveswhensomebody’salwayssayingthingslike"SoyouandPenceyarenolongerone."D.B.doesittoomuchsometimes,too.

           "Whatwasthetrouble?"Mr.Antoliniaskedme."How’dyoudoinEnglish?I’llshowyouthedoorinshortorderifyouflunkedEnglish,youlittleacecompositionwriter."

           "Oh,IpassedEnglishallright.Itwasmostlyliterature,though.Ionlywroteabouttwocompositionsthewholeterm,"Isaid."IflunkedOralExpression,though.Theyhadthiscourseyouhadtotake,OralExpression.ThatIflunked."

           "Why?"

           "Oh,Idon’tknow."Ididn’tfeelmuchlikegoingintoIt.Iwasstillfeelingsortofdizzyorsomething,andIhadahelluvaheadacheallofasudden.Ireallydid.Butyoucouldtellhewasinterested,soItoldhimalittlebitaboutit."It’sthiscoursewhereeachboyinclasshastogetupinclassandmakeaspeech.Youknow.Spontaneousandall.Andiftheboydigressesatall,you’resupposedtoyell‘Digression!’athimasfastasyoucan.Itjustaboutdrovemecrazy.IgotanFinit."

           "Why?"

           "Oh,Idon’tknow.Thatdigressionbusinessgotonmynerves.Idon’tknow.Thetroublewithmeis,Ilikeitwhensomebodydigresses.It’smoreinterestingandall."