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Chapter 61

           Itisnowonderthatinmiddleagemanysuchfailedrebels,rebelsturnedself-consciousdrones,awareoftheirsusceptibilitytointellectualvogues,adoptamaskofcynicismthatcannothidetheirmoreorlessparanoiacsenseofhavingbeenbetrayedbylife."Whileshehadbeenspeakingtheothersatthetablelistenedintheirvariousways,somelookingather,otherssunkincontemplationofthetable.Lilywasoneofthemostattentive.The"students"scribblednotes.Ispentallmytimestaringatthewoman,whoneveroncelookedatme.Ifeltfullofspleen,ofhatredofallofthem.Therewassometruthinwhatshewassaying.ButIknewnothingcouldjustifysuchapublicanalysis,evenifitweretrue;justasnothingcouldjustifyLily’sbehaviorbecausemostofthe"material"thisanalysiswasbasedonmusthavecomefromher.Istaredather,butshewouldnotlookup.Iknewwhohadwrittenthereport.ThereweretoomanyechoesofConchis.Iwasnotmisledbythenewmask.Hewasstillthemasterofceremonies,themanbehinditall;atwebcenter.TheAmericanwomansippedwaterfromaglass.Therewassilence;evidentlythereportwasnotfinished.Shebegantoreadon."Therearetwoappendices,orfootnotes.OnecomesfromProfessorCiardi,andisasfollows:’Idissentfromtheviewthatthesubjectiswithoutsignificanceoutsidethematterofourexperiment.Inmyviewonemayanticipateintwentyyears’timeaperiodofconsiderableandtodayalmostunimaginableprosperityintheWest.

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