“fortydrawlsandtenstutterstoeveryorange，“quotingCaptainShadagain。
“Itoldyouyoumustn’tgethimstarted，“wentonMissKeith，gushingly。“He’lltalkforeverifhehasachance。Butyouwoulddoit。Askinghimifhekeptpomegranatesandbread-fruit！Theidea！I’msurehedoesn’tknowwhatapomegranateis。YouwereSO
solemnandhewasSOridiculous！IthoughtIshouldDIE。Youreallyarethedrollestperson，CrawfordSmith！Idon’tknowwhatI
shalldowithyou。“
ItwasevidentthatheropinionofyoungSmithwasnotdifferentfromthatofotheryoungladiesofherage。AlsothatCrawfordhimselfwasnotentirelyunconsciousofthatopinion。Ateighteen，tobesetuponapedestalandworshiped，tohaveone’sfeeblestjokehailedasamasterpieceofwit，isdangerousfortheidol；theeffortofsustainingtheelevatedpositionentailstheriskofafall。Crawfordwasbuteighteenandagoodfellow，buthehadbeenworshipedagooddeal。Hewasquiteassensibleasotheryoungchapsofhisage，whichstatementmeansexactlythatandnomore。