……Yousee，Dick[heread]，Ioughttohavecutyou；butIfelttoocrazy——everythingseemssojollyathome，eventhisstuffyoldLondon。Ofcourse，Iwantedtotalktoyoubadly——thereareheapsofthingsonecan\'tsaybyletter——butIshouldhavebeensorryafterwards。Itoldmother。ShesaidIwasquiteright，butIdon\'tthinkshetookitin。Don\'tyoufeelthattheonlythingthatreallymattersistohaveanideal，andtokeepitsosafethatyoucanalwayslookforwardandfeelthatyouhavebeen——Ican\'texactlyexpressmymeaning。Sheltonlitacigaretteandfrowned。Itseemedtohimqueerthatsheshouldsetmorestorebyan\"ideal\"thanbythefactthattheyhadmetforthefirstandonlytimeinmanyweeks。
\"Isupposeshe\'sright，\"hethoughts——\"Isupposeshe\'sright。I
oughtnottohavetriedtospeaktoher!\"Asamatteroffact，hedidnotatallfeelthatshewasright。
CHAPTERXIII
AN\"ATHOME\"