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Chapter 11

           Ithadmeantstayingoutoftheswimmingpoolallthatday,whichhadbeenagreatsacrifice,asswimming(oncehegotitthroughhisheadthatitwasactuallypermitted)wasnotmerelyanexuberant,sensuousdelightbutalmostunbearablereligiousecstasy.IfJillandJubalhadnottoldhimtodootherwise,hewouldneverhavecomeoutofthepoolatall.

           Sincehewasnotpermittedtoswimatnighthereadallnightlong.HewaszippingthroughtheEncyclopediaBritannicaandwassamplingJubal’smedicineandlawlibrariesasdessert.HisbrotherJubalhadseenhimleafingrapidlythroughoneofthebooks,hadstoppedhimandquestionedhimaboutwhathehadread.Smithhadansweredcarefully,asitremindedhimoftheteststheOldOneshadoccasionallygivenhim.HisbrotherhadseemedabitupsetathisanswersandSmithhadfounditnecessarytogointoanhour’scontemplationonthataccount,forhehadbeenquitesurethathehadansweredwiththewordswritteninthebookeventhoughhedidnotgrokthemall.

           Buthepreferredthepooltothebooks,especiallywhenJillandMiriamandLarryandAnneandtherestwereallsplashingeachother.Hehadnotlearnedatoncetoswimastheydid,buthaddiscoveredthefirsttimethathecoulddosomethingtheycouldnot.Hehadsimplygonedowntothebottomandlainthere,immersedinquietblisswhereupontheyhadhauledhimoutwithsuchexcitementthathehadalmostbeenforcedtowithdrawhimself,haditnotbeenevidentthattheywereconcernedforhiswelfare.

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