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Chapter 18

           SeveralpeopleIknewcametowardme,butIdisregardedthembecauseIhadseenagray-hairedwomansittingbyawindowfaracrosstheroom.Iwentovertoherandintroducedmyself.AfterthatImademanyfriendsinthattown."

           Hisfatherhaddonethatfromagoodhearthisfatherhadbeensureofwhathewas,withadeepprideofthetwoproudwidowswhohadraisedhimtobelievethatnothingcouldbesuperiorto"goodinstincts,"honor,courtesy,andcourage.

           Thefatheralwaysconsideredthathiswife’ssmallfortunebelongedtohisson,andincollegeandinmedicalschoolsenthimacheckforallofitfourtimesayear.Hewasoneofthoseaboutwhomitwassaidwithsmugfinalityinthegildedage:"verymuchthegentleman,butnotmuchget-up-and-goabouthim."

           ...Dicksentdownforanewspaper.Stillpacingtoandfromthetelegramopenonhisbureau,hechoseashiptogotoAmerica.ThenheputinacallforNicoleinZurich,rememberingsomanythingsashewaited,andwishinghehadalwaysbeenasgoodashehadintendedtobe.

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