Chapter 24

           Theeffectofthissocasualcontactwasreallydisruptinginmoresensesthanone.FornowinspiteofhiscomfortinandsatisfactionwithRoberta,oncemoreandinthispositiveandtohimentrancingway,wasposedthewholequestionofhissocialpossibilitieshere.Andthatstrangelyenoughbytheonegirlofthisupperlevelwhohadmostmaterializedandmagnifiedforhimthemeaningofthatupperlevelitself.ThebeautifulSondraFinchley!Herlovelyface,smartclothes,gayandsuperiordemeanor!Ifonlyatthetimehehadfirstencounteredherhehadmanagedtointeresther.Orcouldnow.

           ThefactthathisrelationswithRobertawerewhattheywerenowwasnotofsufficientimportorweighttooffsetthetemperamentalorimaginativepullofsuchagirlasSondraandallthatsherepresented.JusttothinktheWimblingerFinchleyElectricSweeperCompanywasoneofthelargestmanufacturingconcernshere.ItstallwallsandstacksmadeapartofthestrikingskylineacrosstheMohawk.AndtheFinchleyresidenceinWykeagyAvenue,nearthatoftheGriffiths,wasoneofthemostimpressiveamongthatdistinguishedrowofhouseswhichhadcomewiththelatestandmostdiscriminatingarchitecturaltastehereItalianRenaissancecreamhuedmarbleandDutchessCountysandstonecombined.AndtheFinchleyswereamongthemostdiscussedoffamilieshere.

           Ah,toknowthisperfectgirlmoreintimately!Tobelookeduponbyherwithfavormade,byreasonofthatfavor,apartofthatfineworldtowhichshebelonged.

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