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　　2Vaguethoughitscategory,itiswithoutdoubtanessay.Itdevelopsanargument;

itcitesinstances;

itreachesaconclusion.CouldCarlyledomore?

CouldRuskin?

　　3Read,then,thefollowingessaywhichundertakestodemonstratethatlogic,farfrombeingadry,pedanticdiscipline,isaliving,breathingthing,fullofbeauty,passion,andtrauma--Author'

sNote

　　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,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomake