FRANNY AND ZOOEY by J D Salinger.docx

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FRANNYANDZOOEYbyJDSalinger

FRANNYANDZOOEY

byJ.D.Salinger

FRANNY

THOUGHbrilliantlysunny,Saturdaymorningwasovercoatweatheragain,notjusttopcoatweather,asithadbeenallweekandaseveryonehadhopeditwouldstayforthebigweekend--theweekendoftheYalegame.Ofthetwenty-someyoungmenwhowerewaitingatthestationfortheirdatestoarriveontheten-fifty-two,nomorethansixorsevenwereoutonthecold,openplatform.Therestwerestandingaroundinhatless,smokylittlegroupsoftwosandthreesandfoursinsidetheheatedwaitingroom,talkinginvoicesthat,almostwithoutexception,soundedcollegiatelydogmatic,asthougheachyoungman,inhisstrident,conversationalturn,wasclearingup,onceandforall,somehighlycontroversialissue,onethattheoutside,non-matriculatingworldhadbeenbungling,provocativelyornot,forcenturies.

LaneCoutell,inaBurberryraincoatthatapparentlyhadawoollinerbuttonedintoit,wasoneofthesixorsevenboysoutontheopenplatform.Or,rather,hewasandhewasn'toneofthem.Fortenminutesormore,hehaddeliberatelybeenstandingjustoutofconversationrangeoftheotherboys,hisbackagainstthefreeChristianScienceliteraturerack,hisunglovedhandsinhiscoatpockets.Hewaswearingamarooncashmeremufflerwhichhadhikeduponhisneck,givinghimnexttonoprotectionagainstthecold.Abruptly,andratherabsently,hetookhisrighthandoutofhiscoatpocketandstartedtoadjustthemuffler,butbeforeitwasadjusted,hechangedhismindandusedthesamehandtoreachinsidehiscoatandtakeoutaletterfromtheinsidepocketofhisjacket.Hebegantoreaditimmediately,withhismouthnotquiteclosed.

Theletterwaswritten--typewritten--onpale-bluenotepaper.Ithadahandled,unfreshlook,asifithadbeentakenoutofitsenvelopeandreadseveraltimesbefore:

TuesdayIthink

DEARESTLANE,

IhavenoideaifyouwillbeabletodecipherthisasthenoiseinthedormisabsolutelyincredibletonightandIcanhardlyhearmyselfthink.SoifIspellanythingwrongkindlyhavethekindnesstooverlookit.IncidentallyI'vetakenyouradviceandresortedtothedictionaryalotlately,soifitcrampsmystyleyourtoblame.AnywayIjustgotyourbeautifulletterandIloveyoutopieces,distraction,etc.,andcanhardlywaitfortheweekend.It'stoobadaboutnotbeingabletogetmeinCroftHouse,butIdon'tactuallycarewhereIstayaslongasit'swarmandnobugsandIseeyouoccasionally,i.e.everysingleminute.I'vebeengoingi.e.crazylately.Iabsolutelyadoreyourletter,especiallythepartaboutEliot.IthinkI'mbeginningtolookdownonallpoetsexceptSappho.I'vebeenreadingherlikemad,andnovulgarremarks,please.ImayevendomytermthingonherifIdecidetogooutforhonorsandifIcangetthemorontheyassignedmeasanadvisortoletme."DelicateAdonisisdying,Cytherea,whatshallwedo?

Beatyourbreasts,maidens,andrendyourtunics."Isn'tthatmarvellous?

Shekeepsdoingthat,too.Doyouloveme?

Youdidn'tsayonceinyourhorribleletter.Ihateyouwhenyourbeinghopelesslysuper-maleandretiscent（sp.?

）.Notreallyhateyoubutamconstitutionallyagainststrong,silentmen.Notthatyouaren'tstrongbutyouknowwhatImean.It'sgettingsonoisyinhereIcanhardlyhearmyselfthink.AnywayIloveyouandwanttogetthisoffspecialdeliverysoyoucangetitinplentyoftimeifIcanfindastampinthismadhouse.IloveyouIloveyouIloveyou.DoyouactuallyknowI'veonlydancedwithyoutwiceinelevenmonths?

NotcountingthattimeattheVanguardwhenyouweresotight.I'llprobablybehopelesslyselfconscious.IncidentallyI'llkillyouifthere'sareceivinglineatthisthing.TillSaturday,myflower11

Allmylove,

FRANNY

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P.S.DaddygothisX-raysbackfromthehospitalandwe'reallsorelieved.Itsagrowthbutitisn'tmalignent.IspoketoMotheronthephonelastnight.Incidentallyshesentherregardstoyou,soyoucanrelaxaboutthatFridaynight.Idon'teventhinktheyhearduscomein.

P.P.S.IsoundsounintelligentanddimwittedwhenIwritetoyou.Why?

Igiveyoumypermissiontoanalyzeit.Let'sjusttrytohaveamarveloustimethisweekend.Imeannottrytoanalyzeeverythingtodeathforonce,ifpossible,especiallyme.Iloveyou.

FRANCES（hermark）

Lanewasabouthalfwaythroughthisparticularreadingoftheletterwhenhewasinterrupted--intrudedupon,trespassedupon--byaburly-setyoungmannamedRaySorenson,whowantedtoknowifLaneknewwhatthisbastardRilkewasallabout.LaneandSorensonwerebothinModernEuropeanLiterature251（opentoseniorsandgraduatestudentsonly）andhadbeenassignedtheFourthofRilke's"DuinoElegies"forMonday.Lane,whoknewSorensononlyslightlybuthadavague,categoricalaversiontohisfaceandmanner,putawayhisletterandsaidthathedidn'tknowbutthathethoughthe'dunderstoodmostofit."You'relucky,"Sorensonsaid."You'reafortunateman."Hisvoicecarriedwithaminimumofvitality,asthoughhehadcomeovertospeaktoLaneoutofboredomorrestiveness,notforanysortofhumandiscourse."Christ,it'scold,"hesaid,andtookapackofcigarettesoutofhispocket.LanenoticedafadedbutdistractingenoughlipstickstreakonthelapelofSorenson'scamel's-haircoat.Itlookedasthoughithadbeenthereforweeks,maybemonths,buthedidn'tknowSorensonwellenoughtomentionit,nor,forthatmatter,didhegiveadamn.Besides,thetrainwasarriving.Bothboysturnedasortofhalflefttofacetheincomingengine.Almostatthesametime,thedoortothewaitingroombangedopen,andtheboyswhohadbeenkeepingthemselveswarmbegantocomeouttomeetthetrain,mostofthemgivingtheimpressionofhavingatleastthreelightedcigarettesineachhand.

Lanehimselflitacigaretteasthetrainpulledin.Then,likesomanypeople,who,perhaps,oughttobeissuedonlyaveryprobationalpasstomeettrains,hetriedtoemptyhisfaceofallexpressionthatmightquitesimply,perhapsevenbeautifully,revealhowhefeltaboutthearrivingperson.

Frannywasamongthefirstofthegirlstogetoffthetrain,fromacaratthefar,northernendoftheplatform.Lanespottedherimmediately,anddespitewhateveritwashewastryingtodowithhisface,hisarmthatshotupintotheairwasthewholetruth.Frannysawit,andhim,andwavedextravagantlyback.Shewaswearingasheared-raccooncoat,andLane,walkingtowardherquicklybutwithaslowface,reasonedtohimself,withsuppressedexcitement,thathewastheonlyoneontheplatformwhoreallyknewFranny'scoat.Herememberedthatonce,inaborrowedcar,afterkissingFrannyforahalfhourorso,hehadkissedhercoatlapel,asthoughitwereaperfectlydesirable,organicextensionofthepersonherself.

"Lane!

"Frannygreetedhimpleasurably--andshewasnotoneforemptyingherfaceofexpression.Shethrewherarmsaroundhimandkissedhim.Itwasastation-platformkiss--spontaneousenoughtobeginwith,butratherinhibitedinthefollow-through,andwithsomewhatofaforehead-bumpingaspect."Didyougetmyletter?

"sheasked,andadded,almostinthesamebreath,"Youlookalmostfrozen,youpoorman.Whydidn'tyouwaitinside?

Didyougetmyletter?

"

"Whichletter?

"Lanesaid,pickinguphersuitcase.Itwasnavybluewithwhiteleatherbinding,likehalfadozenothersuitcasesthathadjustbeencarriedoffthetrain.

"Youdidn'tgetit?

ImaileditWednesday.Oh,God!

Ieventookitdowntothepost--"

"Oh,thatone.Yes.Thisallthebagsyoubrought?

What'sthebook?

"

Frannylookeddownatherlefthand.Shehadasmallpea-greenclothboundbookinit."This?

Oh,justsomething,"shesaid.Sheopenedherhandbagandstuffedthebookintoit,andfollowedLanedownthelongplatformtowardthetaxistand.Sheputherarmthroughhis,anddidmostofthetalking,ifnotallofit.Therewassomething,first,aboutadressinherbagthathadtobeironed.Shesaidshe'dboughtareallydarlinglittleironthatlookedlikeitwentwithadollhouse,buthadforgottentobringit.Shesaidshedidn'tthinkshe'dknownmorethanthreegirlsonthetrain--MarthaFarrar,TippieTibbett,andEleanorsomebody,whomshe'dmetyearsago,inherboarding-schooldays,atExeterorsomeplace.Everybodyelseonthetrain,Frannysaid,lookedverySmith,exceptfortwoabsolutelyVassartypesandoneabsolutelyBenningtonorSarahLawrencetype.TheBen-nington-SarahLawrencetypelookedlikeshe'dspentthewholetrainrideintheJohn,sculptingorpaintingorsomething,orasthoughshehadaleotardonunderherdress.Lane,walkingrathertoofast,saidhewassorryhehadn'tbeenabletogetherintoCroftHouse--thatwashopeless,ofcourse--butthathe'dgotherintothisverynice,cozyplace.Small,butcleanandallthat.She'dlikeit,hesaid,andFrannyimmediatelyhadavisionofawhiteclapboardroominghouse.Threegirlswhodidn'tknoweachotherinoneroom.Whoevergottherefirstwouldgetthelumpydaybedtoherself,andtheothertwowouldshareadoublebedwithanabsolutelyfantasticmattress."Lovely,"shesaidwithenthusiasm.Sometimesitwashelltoconcealherimpatienceoverthemaleofthespecies'generalineptness,andLane'sinparticular.ItremindedherofarainynightinNewYork,justaftertheatre,whenLane,withasuspiciousexcessofcurb-sidecharity,hadletthatreallyhorriblemaninthedinnerjackettakethattaxiawayfromhim.Shehadn'tespeciallymindedthat--thatis,God,itwouldbeawfultohavetobeamanandhavetogettaxisintherain--butsherememberedLane'sreallyhorrible,