Chapter 7

           InsofarashislifeatMrs.Cuppy’swent,hewasnotsoveryhappilyplacedthere,either.Forthatwasbutacommonplaceroomingandboardinghouse,whichdrewtoit,atbest,suchconservativemillandbusinesstypesaslookedonworkandtheirwages,andthenotionsofthemiddleclassreligiousworldofLycurgusasmostessentialtotheorderandwellbeingoftheworld.Fromthepointofviewofentertainmentorgayety,itwasinthemainaverydullplace.

           Atthesametime,becauseofthepresenceofoneWalterDillardabrainlesssprigwhohadrecentlycomeherefromFonda,itwasnotwhollydevoidofinterestforClyde.ThelatterayouthofaboutClyde’sownageandequallyambitioussociallybutwithoutClyde’stactordiscriminationanentthegoverningfactsoflife,wasconnectedwiththemen’sfurnishingdepartmentofStarkandCompany.Hewasspry,avid,attractiveenoughphysically,withverylighthair,averylightandfeeblemustache,andthedelicateairsandwaysofasmalltownBeauBrummell.Neverhavinghadanysocialstandingortheuseofanymeanswhatsoeverhisfatherhavingbeenasmalltowndrygoodsmerchantbeforehim,whohadfailedhewas,becauseofsomeatavisticspurorfillipinhisownblood,mostanxioustoattainsomesortofsocialposition.

           Butfailingthatsofar,hewasinterestedinandenviousofthosewhohaditmuchmoresothanClyde,even.

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