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sscales,aspenetratingasascalpel.And--thinkofit!

--Iwasonlyeighteen.

　　5Itisnotoftenthatonesoyounghassuchagiantintellect.Take,forexample,PeteyButch,myroommateattheUniversityofMinnesota.Sameage,samebackground,butdumbasanox.Aniceenoughyoungfellow,youunderstand,butnothingupstairs.Emotionaltype.Unstable.Impressionable.Worstofall,afaddist.Fads,Isubmit,aretheverynegationofreason.Tobesweptupineverynewcrazethatcomesalong,tosurrenderyourselftoidiocyjustbecauseeverybodyelseisdoingit--this,tome,istheacmeofmindlessness.Not,however,toPetey.

　　6OneafternoonIfoundPeteylyingonhisbedwithanexpressionofsuchdistressonhisfacethatIimmediatelydiagnosedappendicitis."

Don'

tmove,"

Isaid."

ttakealaxative.I'

llgetadoctor."

　　7"

Raccoon,"

hemumbledthickly.

　　8"

Raccoon?

"

Isaid,pausinginmyflight.

　　9"

1wantaraccooncoat,"

hewailed.

　　10Iperceivedthathistroublewasnotphysical,butmental."

Whydoyouwantaraccooncoat?

　　11"

1shouldhaveknownit,"

hecried,poundinghistemples."

1shouldhaveknownthey'

dcomebackwhentheCharlestoncameback.LikeafoolIspentallmymoneyfortextbooks,andnowIcan'

tgetaraccooncoat."

　　12"

Canyoumean."

Isaidincredulously,"

thatpeopleareactuallywearingraccooncoatsagain?

　　13"

AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where'

veyoubeen?

　　14"

Inthelibrary,"

Isaid,namingaplacenotfrequentedbyBigMenonCampus

　　15Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom,"

I'

vegottohavearaccooncoat,"

hesaidpassionately."

vegotto!

　　16"

Petey,why?

Lookatitrationally.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.Theysmellbad.Theyweighttoomuch.They'

reunsightly.They--"

　　17"

Youdon'

tunderstand,"

heinterruptedimpatiently."

It'

sthethingtodo.Don'

tyouwanttobeintheswim?

　　18"

No,"

Isaidtruthfully.

　　19"

Well,Ido,"

hedeclared."

dgiveanythingforaraccooncoat.Anything!

　　20Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear."

Anything?

Iasked,lookingathimnarrowly.

　　21"

Anything,"

heaffirmedinringingtones.

　　22Istrokedmychinthoughtfully.ItsohappenedthatIknewwheretosetmyhandsonaraccooncoat.Myfatherhadhadoneinhisundergraduatedays;

itlaynowinatrunkintheatticbackhome.ItalsohappenedthatPeteyhadsomethingIwanted.Hedidn'

thaveitexactly,butatleasthehadfirstrightsonit.Irefertohisgirl,PollyEspy.

　　23IhadlongcovetedPollyEspy.Letmeemphasizethatmydesireforthisyoungwomanwasnotemotionalinnature.Shewas,tobesure,agirlwhoexcitedtheemotionsbutIwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.IwantedPollyforashrewdlycalculated,entirelycerebralreason.

　　24Iwasafreshmaninlawschool.InafewyearsIwouldbeoutinpractice.Iwaswellawareoftheimportanceoftherightkindofwifeinfurtheringalawyer'

scareer.ThesuccessfullawyersIhadobservedwere,almostwithoutexception,marriedtobeautiful,gracious,intelligentwomen.Withoneomission,Pollyfittedthesespecificationsperfectly.

　　25Beautifulshewas.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportionsbutIfeltsurethattimewouldsupplythelackShealreadyhadthemakings.

　　26Graciousshewas.BygraciousImeanfullofgraces.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearing,apoisethatclearlyindicatedthebestofbreeding,Attablehermannerswereexquisite.IhadseenherattheKozyKampusKornereatingthespecialtyofthehouse--asandwichthatcontainedscrapsofpotroast,gravy,choppednuts,andadipperofsauerkraut--withoutevengettingherfingersmoist.

　　27Intelligentshewasnot.infact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection.ButIbelievedthatundermyguidanceshewouldsmartenup.Atanyrate,itwasworthatry.Itis,afterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful.

　　28"

Petey,"

Isaid,"

areyouinlovewithPollyEspy?

　　29"

1thinkshe'

sakeenkid,"

hereplied,"

butIdon'

tknowifyou'

dcallitlove.Why?

　　30"

Doyou,"

Iasked,"

haveanykindofformalarrangementwithher?

Imeanareyougoingsteadyoranythinglikethat?

　　31"

No.Weseeeachotherquiteabit,butwebothhaveotherdates.Why?

　　32"

Isthere,"

anyothermanforwhomshehasaparticularfondness?

　　33"

NotthatIknowof.Why?

　　34Inoddedwithsatisfaction."

Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen.Isthatright?

　　35"

1guessso.Whatareyougettingat?

　　36"

Nothing,nothing,"

Isaidinnocently,andtookmysuitcaseoutofthecloset.

　　37"

Whereareyougoing?

askedPetey.

　　38"

Homefortheweekend."

Ithrewafewthingsintothebag.

　　39"

Listen,"

hesaid,clutchingmyarmeagerly,"

whileyou'

rehome,youcouldn'

tgetsomemoneyfromyouroldman,couldyou,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraccooncoat?

　　40"

1maydobetterthanthat,"

Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.

　　41"

Look,"

IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotbackMondaymorning.Ithrewopenthesuitcaseandrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBearcatin1925.

　　42"

HolyToledo!

saidPeteyreverently.Heplungedhishandsintotheraccooncoatandthenhisface."

HolyToledo!

herepeatedfifteenortwentytimes.

　　43"

Wouldyoulikeit?

Iasked.

　　44"

Ohyes!

hecried,clutchingthegreasypelttohim.Thenacannylookcameintohiseyes."

Whatdoyouwantforit?

　　45"

Yourgirl,"

Isaid,mincingnowords.

　　46"

Polly?

hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper."

YouwantPolly?

　　47"

That'

sright."

　　48Heflungthecoatfromhim."

Never,"

hesaidstoutly.

　　49Ishrugged."

Okay.Ifyoudon'

twanttobeintheswim,Iguessit'

syourbusiness."

　　50Isatdowninachairandpretendedtoreadabook,butoutofthecornerofmyeyeIkeptwatchingPetey.Hewasatornman.Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpressionofawaifatabakerywindow.Thenheturnedawayandsethisjawresolutely.Thenhelookedbackatthecoat,withevenmorelonginginhisface.Thenheturnedaway,butwithnotsomuchresolutionthistime.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.Finallyhedidn'

tturnawayatall;

hejuststoodandstaredwithmadlustatthecoat.

　　51"

Itisn'

tasthoughIwasinlovewithPolly,"

hesaidthickly."

Orgoingsteadyoranythinglikethat."

　　52"

sright,"

Imurmured.

　　53"

What'

sPollytome,ormetoPolly?

　　54"

Notathing,"

saidI.

　　55"

sjustbeenacasualkick--justafewlaughs,that'

sall."

　　56"

Tryonthecoat,"

saidI.

　　57Hecomplied.Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydowntohisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraccoons."

Fitsfine,"

hesaidhappily.

　　58Irosefrommychair."

Isitadeal?

Iasked,extendingmyhand.

　　59Heswallowed."

sadeal,"

hesaidandshookmyhand.

　　60IhadmyfirstdatewithPollythefollowingevening.Thiswasinthenatureofasurvey;

IwantedtofindoutjusthowmuchworkIhadtodotogetherminduptothestandardIrequired.Itookherfirsttodinner."

Gee,thatwasadelish（=delicious）dinner,"

shesaidaswelefttherestaurant.ThenItookhertoamovie."

Gee,thatwasamarvy（=marvelous）movie,"

shesaidasweleftthetheater.AndthenItookherhome."

Gee,Ihadasensaysh（=sensational）time,"

shesaidasshebademegoodnight.

　　61Iwentbacktomyroomwithaheavyheart.Ihadgravelyunderestimatedthesizeofmytask.Thisgirl'

slackofinformationwasterrifying.NorwoulditbeenoughmerelytosupplyherwithinformationFirstshehadtobetaughttothink.Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions,andatfirstIwastemptedtogiveherbacktoPetey.ButthenIgottothinkingaboutherabundantphysicalcharmsandaboutthewaysheenteredaroomandthewayshehandledaknifeandfork,andIdecidedtomakeaneffort.

　　62Iwentaboutit,asinallthings,systematically.Igaveheracourseinlogic.IthappenedthatI,asalawstudent,wastakingacourseinlogicmyself,soIhadallthefactsatmyfingertips."

Polly,"

IsaidtoherwhenIpickedheruponournextdate,"

tonightwearegoingovertotheKnollandtalk."

　　63"

0o,terrif（=terrific）,"

shereplied.OnethingIwillsayforthisgirl:

youwouldgofartofindanothersoagreeable.

　　64WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak,andshelookedatmeexpectantly."

Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?

sheasked.

　　65"

Logic."

　　66Shethoughtthisoverforaminuteanddecidedshelikedit."

Magnif（=magnificent）,"

shesaid.

　　67"

Logic,"

Isaid,clearingmythroat,"

isthescienceofthinking.Beforewecanthinkcorrectly,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethec