recalledhowIhadout-manoeuvredhimandgonetocollege;IrememberedtheMarchdaysolongago,whenTomandIhadstoodonthecornerdebatinghowtodeceivehim,anditwasIwhohadsuggestedthenicedistinctionbetweenaboatandaraft.Well,myfather\'sillogicalattitudetowardsboyhoodnature,towardshumannature,hadforcedmeintothatlie,justasthesenselessattitudeofthepublicto-dayforcedbusinessintoapositionofhypocrisy.
\"Well,that\'sclever,\"hesaid,slowlyandperplexedly,whenIhadfinished.\"It\'sdamnedclever,butsomehowitlookstomeallwrong.I
can\'tpickittopieces.\"Hegotupratherheavily.\"I——IguessIoughttobegoing.Susandoesn\'tknowwhereIam.\"
Iwasexasperated.Itwasclear,thoughhedidnotsayso,thathethoughtmedishonest.Thepaininhiseyeshaddeepened.
\"Ifyoufeelthatway——\"Isaid.