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Amory, Son of Beatrice
"Oh,westartedsolate,mama,thatIthoughtwemightaswell—"
Heheardfrombelowtheshrieksoflaughter,andsmelledthevapidodorofhotchocolateandtea-cakesashesilentlyfollowedmotheranddaughterdown-stairs.Thesoundofthegraphophonemingledwiththevoicesofmanygirlshummingtheair,andafaintglowwasbornandspreadoverhim:
"Casey-Jones—mountedtothecab-un
Casey-Jones—’thhisordersinhishand.
Casey-Jones—mountedtothecab-un
Tookhisfarewelljourneytotheprom-isedland."
SNAPSHOTSOFTHEYOUNGEGOTIST
AmoryspentnearlytwoyearsinMinneapolis.Thefirstwinterheworemoccasinsthatwerebornyellow,butaftermanyapplicationsofoilanddirtassumedtheirmaturecolor,adirty,greenishbrown;heworeagrayplaidmackinawcoat,andaredtoboggancap.Hisdog,CountDelMonte,atetheredcap,sohisunclegavehimagrayonethatpulleddownoverhisface.Thetroublewiththisonewasthatyoubreathedintoitandyourbreathfroze;onedaythedarnthingfrozehischeek.Herubbedsnowonhischeek,butitturnedbluish-blackjustthesame.
TheCountDelMonteateaboxofbluingonce,butitdidn’thurthim.Later,however,helosthismindandranmadlyupthestreet,bumpingintofences,rollingingutters,andpursuinghiseccentriccourseoutofAmory’slife.Amorycriedonhisbed.
"PoorlittleCount,"hecried."Oh,poorlittleCount!"
AfterseveralmonthshesuspectedCountofafinepieceofemotionalacting.