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Chapter 7

           

           ButClyde’srelatives!

           "Sayyourunclemustbeworthoveramillion,isn’the?Theysayheis.ThosehousesinWykeagyAvenuearecertainlythecats’.Youwon’tseeanythingfinerinAlbanyorUticaorRochestereither.AreyouSamuelGriffiths’ownnephew?Youdon’tsay!Well,that’llcertainlymeanalottoyouhere.IwishIhadaconnectionlikethat.YoubetI’dmakeitcount."

           HebeamedonClydeeagerlyandhopefully,andthroughhimClydesensedevenmorehowreallyimportantthisbloodrelationwas.Onlythinkhowmuchitmeanttothisstrangeyouth.

           "Oh,Idon’tknow,"repliedClydedubiously,andyetverymuchflatteredbythisassumptionofintimacy."Icameontolearnthecollarbusiness,youknow.Nottoplayaboutverymuch.Myunclewantsmetosticktothat,prettymuch."

           "Sure,sure.Iknowhowthatis,"repliedDillard,"that’sthewaymyunclefeelsaboutme,too.Hewantsmetostickclosetotheworkhereandnotplayaboutverymuch.He’sthebuyerforStarkandCompany,youknow.Butstillamancan’tworkallthetime,either.He’sgottohavealittlefun."

           "Yes,that’sright,"saidClydeforthefirsttimeinhislifealittlecondescendingly.

           Theywalkedalonginsilenceforafewmoments.Then:

           "Doyoudance?"

           "Yes,"answeredClyde.

           "Well,sodoI.

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