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Chapter 1

           Atthebeginningof1917,whenitwasbecomingdifficulttofindcoal,Dickburnedforfuelalmostahundredtextbooksthathehadaccumulated;butonly,ashelaideachoneonthefire,withanassurancechucklinginsidehimthathewashimselfadigestofwhatwaswithinthebook,thathecouldbriefitfiveyearsfromnow,ifitdeservedtobebriefed.Thiswentonatanyoddhour,ifnecessary,withafloorrugoverhisshoulders,withthefinequietofthescholarwhichisnearestofallthingstoheavenlypeacebutwhich,aswillpresentlybetold,hadtoend.

           ForitstemporarycontinuancehethankedhisbodythathaddonetheflyingringsatNewHaven,andnowswaminthewinterDanube.WithElkins,secondsecretaryattheEmbassy,hesharedanapartment,andthereweretwonicegirlvisitorswhichwasthatandnottoomuchofit,nortoomuchoftheEmbassyeither.HiscontactwithEdElkinsarousedinhimafirstfaintdoubtastothequalityofhismentalprocesses;hecouldnotfeelthattheywereprofoundlydifferentfromthethinkingofElkinsElkins,whowouldnameyouallthequarterbacksinNewHavenforthirtyyears.

           "AndLuckyDickcan’tbeoneoftheseclevermen;hemustbelessintact,evenfaintlydestroyed.Iflifewon’tdoitforhimit’snotasubstitutetogetadisease,orabrokenheart,oraninferioritycomplex,thoughit’dbenicetobuildoutsomebrokensidetillitwasbetterthantheoriginalstructure."

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