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           Therehadbeenfriends-althoughnotexactlythesameoneshe’dhadbeforegoingonthewagon-somelaughs,fellowfacultymemberswhoadmiredhisdefttouchintheclassroomandhisprivatededicationtowriting.Thingshadbeenverygoodsixmonthsago.Allatoncetherewasenoughmoneyleftoverattheendofeachtwo-weekpayperiodtostartalittlesavingsaccount.Inhisdrinkingdaystherehadneverbeenapennyleftover,eventhoughAlShockleyhadstoodagreatmanyoftherounds.HeandWendyhadbeguntotalkcautiouslyaboutfindingahouseandmakingadownpaymentinayearorso.Afarmhouseinthecountry,takesixoreightyearstorenovateitcompletely,whatthehell,theywereyoung,theyhadtime.

           Thenhehadlosthistemper.

           GeorgeHatfield.

           ThesmellofhopehadturnedtothesmellofoldleatherinCrommert’soffice,thewholethinglikesomescenefromhisownplay:theoldprintsofpreviousStovingtonheadmastersonthewalls,steelengravingsoftheschoolasithadbeenin1879,whenitwasfirstbuilt,andin1895,whenVanderbiltmoneyhadenabledthemtobuildthefieldhousethatstillstoodatthewestendofthesoccerfield,squat,immense,dressedinivy.AprilivyhadbeenrustlingoutsideCrommert’sslitwindowandthedrowsysoundofsteamheatcamefromtheradiator.Itwasnoset,herememberedthinking.Itwasreal.Hislife.Howcouldhehavefuckeditupsobadly?

           "Thisisaserioussituation,Jack.Terriblyserious.

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