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           ShethoughtIhadsleepingsickness,butIwasonlygrowinginthespring."

           "Ihadadaymare.Iwouldn’twishadreamlikethatonanyone."

           "It’salltheconfusion.Goupandcombyourhairandwashyourface.Youlooktired,dear.Areyouallright?It’snearlytimetogo.Youslepttwohours.Youmusthaveneededit.IwishIknewwhat’sonMr.Baker’smind."

           "Youwill,darling.Andpromisemeyouwilllistentoeveryword."

           "Buthemightwantawordalonewithyou.Businessmendon’tlikeladieslistening."

           "Well,hecan’thaveitthatway.Iwantyouthere."

           "YouknowIhavenoexperienceinbusiness."

           "Iknow—butit’syourmoneyhe’llbetalkingabout."

           Youcan’tknowpeopleliketheBakersunlessyouarebornknowingthem.Acquaintance,evenfriendship,isadifferentmatter.IknowthembecauseHawleysandBakerswerealikeinblood,placeoforigin,experience,andpastfortune.Thismakesforakindofnucleuswalledandmoatedagainstoutsiders.Whenmyfatherlostourmoney,Iwasnotedgedcompletelyout.IamstillacceptableasaHawleytoBakersforperhapsmylifetimebecausetheyfeelrelatedtome.ButIamapoorrelation.Gentrywithoutmoneygraduallyceasetobegentry.Withoutmoney,Allen,myson,willnotknowBakersandhissonwillbeanoutsider,nomatterwhathisnameandantecedents.Wehavebecomerancherswithoutland,commanderswithouttroops,horsemenonfoot.Wecan’tsurvive.Perhapsthatisonereasonwhythechangewastakingplaceinme.