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1wantaraooncoat,"
hewailed.
10Iperceivedthathistroublewasnotphysical,butmental."
Whydoyouwantaraooncoat?
11"
1shouldhaveknownit,"
hecried,poundinghistemples."
1shouldhaveknownthey'
debackwhentheCharlestoncameback.LikeafoolIspentallmymoneyfortextbooks,andnowIcan'
tgetaraooncoat."
12"
Canyoumean."
Isaidincredulously,"
thatpeopleareactuallywearingraooncoatsagain?
13"
AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where'
veyoubeen?
14"
Inthelibrary,"
Isaid,namingaplacenotfrequentedbyBigMenonCampus
15Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom,"
I'
vegottohavearaooncoat,"
hesaidpassionately."
vegotto!
16"
Petey,why?
Lookatitrationally.Raooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.Theysmellbad.Theyweighttoomuch.They'
reunsightly.They--"
17"
Youdon'
tunderstand,"
heinterruptedimpatiently."
It'
sthethingtodo.Don'
tyouwanttobeintheswim?
18"
No,"
Isaidtruthfully.
19"
Well,Ido,"
hedeclared."
dgiveanythingforaraooncoat.Anything!
20Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear."
Anything?
Iasked,lookingathimnarrowly.
21"
Anything,"
heaffirmedinringingtones.
22Istrokedmychinthoughtfully.ItsohappenedthatIknewwheretosetmyhandsonaraooncoat.Myfatherhadhadoneinhisundergraduatedays;
itlaynowinatrunkintheatticbackhome.ItalsohappenedthatPeteyhadsomethingIwanted.Hedidn'
thaveitexactly,butatleasthehadfirstrightsonit.Irefertohisgirl,PollyEspy.
23IhadlongcovetedPollyEspy.Letmeemphasizethatmydesireforthisyoungwomanwasnotemotionalinnature.Shewas,tobesure,agirlwhoexcitedtheemotionsbutIwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.IwantedPollyforashrewdlycalculated,entirelycerebralreason.
24Iwasafreshmaninlawschool.InafewyearsIwouldbeoutinpractice.Iwaswellawareoftheimportanceoftherightkindofwifeinfurtheringalawyer'
scareer.ThesuessfullawyersIhadobservedwere,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,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraooncoat?
40"
1maydobetterthanthat,"
Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.
41"
Look,"
IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotbackMondaymorning.Ithrewopenthesuitcaseandrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBearcatin1925.
42"
HolyToledo!
saidPeteyreverently.Heplungedhishandsintotheraooncoatandthenhisface."
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,"
57Heplied.Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydowntohisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraoons."
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,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethemonfallaciesoflogic.Thesewewilltakeuptonight."
68"
Wow-dow!
shecried,clappingherhandsdelightedly.
69Iwinced,butwentbravelyon."
FirstletusexaminethefallacycalledDictoSlmpliciter."
70"
Byallmeans,"
sheurged,battingherlasheseagerly.
71,"
DictoSimplicitermeansanargumentbasedonanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forexample:
Exerciseisgood.Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise."
72"
1agree,"
saidPollyearnestly."
1meanexerciseiswonderful.Imeanitbuildsthebodyandeverything."
73"
Isaidgently,"
theargumentisafallacy.Exerciseisgoodisanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forinstance,ifyouhave