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2Vaguethoughitscategory,itiswithoutdoubtanessay.Itdevelopsanargument;
itcitesinstances;
itreachesaconclusion.CouldCarlyledomore?
CouldRuskin?
3Read,then,thefollowingessaywhichundertakestodemonstratethatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticdiscipline,isaliving,breathingthing,fullofbeauty,passion,andtrauma--Author'
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4CoolwasIandlogical.Keen,calculating,perspicacious,acuteandastute--Iwasallofthese.Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,aspreciseasachemist'
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,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanug