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Iperceivedthathistroublewasnotphysical,butmental."

Whydoyouwantaraccooncoat?

Ishouldhaveknownit,"

hecried,poundinghistemples."

Ishouldhaveknownthey'

dcomebackwhentheCharlestoncameback.LikeafoolIspentallmymoneyfortextbooks,andnowIcan'

tgetaraccooncoat."

Canyoumean,"

Isaidincredulously,"

thatpeopleareactuallywearingraccooncoatsagain?

AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Wherehaveyoubeen?

Inthelibrary,"

Isaid,namingaplacenotfrequentedbyBigMenonCampus.

Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom."

I'

vegottohavearaccooncoat,"

hesaidpassionately."

vegotto!

Petey,why?

Lookatitrationally.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.Theysmellbad.Theyweightoomuch.They'

reunsightly.They-"

Youdon'

tunderstand,"

heinterruptedimpatiently."

It'

sthethingtodo.Don'

tyouwanttobeintheswim?

No,"

Isaidtruthfully.

Well,Ido,"

hedeclared."

dgiveanythingforaraccooncoat.Anything!

Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear."

Anything?

Iasked,lookingathimnarrowly.

Anything,"

heaffirmedinringingtones.

Istrokedmychinthoughtfully.ItsohappenedthatIknewwheretogetmyhandsonaraccooncoat.Myfatherhadhadoneinhisundergraduatedays;

itlaynowinatrunkintheatticbackhome.ItalsohappenedthatPeteyhadsomethingIwanted.Hedidn'

thaveitexactly,butatleasthehadfirstrightsonit.Irefertohisgirl. 

PollyEspy.

IhadlongcovetedPollyEspy.Letmeemphasizethatmydesireforthisyoungwomanwasnotemotionalinnature.Shewas,tobesure,agirlwhoexcitedtheemotions,butIwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.IwantedPollyforashrewdlycalculated,entirelycerebralreason.

Iwasafreshmaninlawschool.InafewyearsIwouldbeoutinpractice.Iwaswellawareoftheimportanceoftherightkindofwifeinfurtheringalawyer'

scareer. 

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

Beautifulshewas.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltsurethattimewouldsupplythelack.Shealreadyhadthemakings.

Graciousshewas.BygraciousImeanfullofgraces.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearing,apoisethatclearlyindicatedthebestofbreeding.Attablehermannerswereexquisite.IhadseenherattheKozyKampusKornereatingthespecialtyofthehouse-asandwichthatcontainedscrapsofpotroast,gravychoppednuts,andadipperofsauerkraut-withoutevengettingherfingersmoist.

Intelligentshewasnot.Infact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection.ButIbelievedthatundermyguidanceshewouldsmartenup.Atanyrate,itwasworthatry.Itis,afterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful.

Petey,"

Isaid,"

areyouinlovewithPollyEspy?

Ithinkshe'

sakeenkid,"

hereplied,"

butIdon'

tknowifyou'

dcallitlove.Why?

Doyou,"

Iasked,"

haveanykindofformalarrangementwithher?

Imeanareyougoingsteadyoranythinglikethat?

No.Weseeeachotherquiteabit,butwebothhaveotherdates.Why?

Isthere,"

anyothermanforwhomshehasaparticularfondness?

NotthatIknowof.Why?

Inoddedwithsatisfaction."

Inotherwords,ifyouwereoutofthepicture,thefieldwouldbeopen.Isthatright?

Iguessso.Whatareyougettingat?

Nothing,nothing,"

Isaidinnocently,andtookmysuitcaseoutofthecloset.

Whereareyougoing?

askedPetey.

Homefortheweekend."

Ithrewafewthingsintothebag.

Listen,"

hesaid,clutchingmyarmeagerly."

Whileyou'

rehome,youcouldn'

tgetsomemoneyfromyouroldman,couldyou,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraccooncoat?

Imaydobetterthanthat,"

Isaidwithamysteriouswinkandclosedmybagandleft.

Look,"

IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotbackMondaymorning.Ithrewopenthesuitcaseandrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBearcatin1925.

[TheStutzBearcatwasanexpensivesportscar,verypopularinthe1920s.]

HolyToledo!

saidPeteyreverently.Heplungedhishandsintotheraccooncoatandthenhisface."

HolyToledo,"

herepeatedfifteenortwentytimes.

Wouldyoulikeit?

Iasked.

Ohyes!

hecried,clutchingthegreasypelttohim.Thenacannylookcameintohiseyes."

Whatdoyouwantforit?

Yourgirl,"

Isaid,mincingnowords.

Polly?

hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper."

YouwantPolly?

That'

sright."

Heflungthecoatfromhim."

Never,"

hesaidstoutly.

Ishrugged."

Okay.Ifyoudon'

twanttobeintheswim,Iguessit'

syourbusiness."

Isatdowninachairandpretendedtoreadabook,butoutofthecornerofmyeyeIkeptwatchingPetey.Hewasatornman.Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpressionofawaifatabaker'

swindow.Thenheturnedawayandsethisjawresolutely.Thenhelookedbackatthecoat,withevenmorelonginginhisface.Thenheturnedaway,butwithnotsomuchresolutionthistime.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,resolutionwaning.Finallyhedidn'

tturnawayatall;

hejuststoodandstaredwithmadlustatthecoat.

Itisn'

tasthoughIwasinlovewithPolly,"

hesaidthickly."

Orgoingsteadyoranythinglikethat."

sright,"

Imurmured.

What'

sPollytome,ormetoPolly?

Notathing,"

saidI.

sjustbeenacausalkick-justafewlaughs,that'

sall."

Tryonthecoat,"

Hecomplied.Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydowntohisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraccoons."

Fitsfine,"

hesaidhappily.

Irosefrommychair."

Isitadeal?

Iasked,extendingmyhand.Heswallowed."

sadeal,"

hesaidandshookmyhand.

IhadmyfirstdatewithPollythefollowingevening.Thiswasinthenatureofasurvey;

IwantedtofindoutjusthowmuchworkIhadtodotogetherminduptothestandardIrequired.Itookherfirsttodinner."

Gee,thatwasadelishdinner,"

shesaidaswelefttherestaurant.ThenItookhertoamovie."

Gee,thatwasamarvymovie,"

shesaidasweleftthetheater.AndthenItookherhome."

Gee,Ihadasensayshtime,"

shesaidasshebademegoodnight.

Iwentbacktomyroomwithaheavyheart.Ihadgravelyunderestimatedthesizeofmytask.Thisgirl'

slackofinformationwasterrifying.Norwoulditbeenoughmerelytosupplyherwithinformation.Firstshehadtobetaughttothink.Thisloomedasaprojectofnosmalldimensions,andatfirstIwastemptedtogiveherbacktoPetey.ButthenIgottothinkingaboutherabundantphysicalcharmsandaboutthewaysheenteredaroomandthewayshehandledaknifeandfork,andIdecidedtomakeaneffort.

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

Polly,"

IsaidtoherwhenIpickedheruponthenextdate,"

tonightwearegoingovertotheknollandtalk."

Oo,terrif,"

shereplied.OnethingIwillsayforthisgirl:

youwouldgofartofindanothersoagreeable.

WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak,andshelookedatmeexpectantly."

Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?

sheasked.

Logic."

Shethoughtthisoverforaminuteanddecidedshelikedit."

Magnif,"

shesaid.

Logic,"

Isaid,clearingmythroat,"

isthescienceofthinking.Beforewecanthinkcorrectly,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethecommonfallaciesoflogic.Thesewewilltakeuptonight."

Wow-dow!

shecried,clappingherhandsdelightedly.

Iwinced,butwentbravelyon."

FirstletusexaminethefallacycalledDictoSimpliciter."

Byallmeans,"

sheurged,battingherlasheseagerly.

DictoSimplicitermeansanargumentbasedonanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forexample:

Exerciseisgood.Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise."

Iagree"

saidPollyearnestly."

Imeanexerciseiswonderful.Imeanitbuildsthebodyandeverything."

Isaidgently,"

theargumentisafallacy.Exerciseisgoodisanunqualifiedgeneralization.Forinstance,ifyouhaveheartdisease,exerciseisbad,notgood. 

Manypeopleareorderedbytheirdoctorsnottoexercise.Youmustqualifythegeneralization.Youmustsayexerciseisusuallygood,orexerciseisgoodformostpeople.OtherwiseyouhavecommittedaDictoSimpliciter.Doyousee?

No."

sheconfessed."

Butthisis