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Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian literature, existentialism, identity, love, relationships, social commentary, cultural norms, social class, personal growth, literary style, literary legacy, literary analysis, literary adaptation, literary criticism, Cairo, modernity, cultural influence, societal expectations, individualism, human nature, psychological analysis, Arab culture, family, urbanization
Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian literature, existentialism, identity, love, relationships, social commentary, cultural norms, social class, personal growth, literary style, literary legacy, literary analysis, literary adaptation, literary criticism, Cairo, modernity, cultural influence, societal expectations, individualism, human nature, psychological analysis, Arab culture, family, urbanization
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The Search by Grace livingstone Hill,Chapter one. Two young men in officer's
uniforms entered the smoker of a suburbantrain, and, after the usual formalities
of matches and cigarettes, settled backto enjoy their ride out to brine Haven.
What do you think of that girlI introduced you to the other night,
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Harry, isn't she a pippin,asked the second lieutenant, taking a
luxurious puff at his cigarette. Ishould say, Bobby, she's some girl.
Where'd you pick her up? Icertainly owe you one for a good
time. Don't speak of it,Harry. Come on with me and try
it again. I'm going to seeher friend to night and can get her
over the phone any time. She'sjust nuts about you. What do you
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say? Shall I call her up? Well? Hardly to night, Bob,
said the first lieutenant, thoughtfully.She's a ripping fine girl and all
that, of course. But thefact is, Bob, I've decided to
marry Ruth mac donald, and Ihaven't much time left over before I go.
I think I'll have to get thingsfixed up between us tonight. You
see, perhaps later, But no, I guess that wouldn't do. Ruth's
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folks are rather fussy about such things, it might get out. No,
Bob, I'll have to forego thepleasures you offer me this time. The
second lieutenant sat up and whistled,you've decided to marry Ruth McDonald. He
ejaculated, staring. But as RuthMcDonald decided to marry you, I hardly
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think there'll be any trouble on thatscore when I get ready to propose,
smiled the first lieutenant complacently, ashe lulled back in his seat. You
seem surprised, he added, Wellrather, said the other officer, dryly,
still staring. What's they're so surprisingabout that? The first lieutenant was
enjoying the sensation he was creating.He knew that the second lieutenant had always
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been sweet on Ruth McDonald. Well, you know, Harry, you're pretty
rotten, said the second lieutenant,uneasily, a flush beginning to rise in
his face. I didn't think you'dhave the nerve. She's a mighty fine
girl. You know she's unusual exactly. Didn't you suppose I would want a
fine girl when I marry. Idon't believe you're really going to do it,
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burst forth the second lieutenant. Infact, I don't believe I'll let
you do it. If you try, you couldn't stop me, Bob with
unamiable sneer. One word from you, young man, and I'd put your
captain wise about where you were thelast time you overstayed your leave and got
away with it. You know I'vegot a pull with your captain. It
never pays for the pot to callthe kettle black. The second lieutenant sat
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back, sullenly, with a deepred streaking his cheeks. You're no angel
yourself, bob, see, wenton the first lieutenant, lying back in
his seat, and satisfied triumph.And I'm going to marry Ruth MacDonald next
week. Put that in your pipeand smoke it. There ensued a long
and pregnant silence. One glance atthe second lieutenant showed that he was most
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effectual silenced. The front door ofthe car slammed open and shut, and
a tall, slim officer with touchesof silver about the edges of his dark
hair and a look of command inhis keen eyes, came crisply down the
aisle. The two young lieutenants satup with a jerk and an undertone of
oaths, and prepared to salute ashe passed them. The captain gave them
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a quick searching glance as he salutedand went on to the next car.
The two jerked out salutes and settledback uneasily. Bat Man gives me a
pain, said Harry Wainwright, preparingto smooth his ruffled spirits by a fresh
cigarette. He thinks he's so doggone good himself that he has to pry
into other people's business and get themin wrong. It beats me how he
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ever got to be a captain,a prem old fossil like him. It
might puzzle some people to know howyou got your commission. Harry. You're
no fossil, of course, butyou're no angel either, and there are
some things in your career that aren'texactly laid down in military manual. Oh
my uncle Henry looked after my commission. It was a cinch. He thinks
the sun rises and sets in me, and he had no idea how he
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perjured himself when he put me through. Why I've got some of the biggest
men in the country for my backers. And wouldn't they lie awake at night
if they knew? Oh boy,I thought I'd croak when I read some
of those recommendations. They fairly gushedwith praise. You'd have died laughing,
Bob, if you had read them. They had such adjectives as estimable,
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moral, active efficient, and onewent so far as to say that I
was equally distinguished in college and scholarshipand athletics some stretch of the imagination.
Ah what? The two laughed loudlyover this, and the best of it
is, continued the first lieutenant.The poor Boob believed it was all true.
But your college records, Harry,how could they get around those?
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Or didn't they look you up?Oh? Mother fixed that all up.
She sent the college a good fatcheck to establish a new scholarship or something.
Lucky Dog sighed his friend. Now, I'm just the other way.
I never tried to put anything over, but I get caught, and nobody
ever tried to cover up my tracksfor me when I got gay. You
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worry too much, Bobby, andyou never take a chance. Now I
The front door of the car openedand shut with a slam, and a
tall young fellow with a finely cutface and wearing workman's clothes entered. He
gave one quick glance down the caras though he were searching for someone,
and came on down the aisle theside of him stopped the boast on young
Wainwright's tongue, and an angry flushgrew and rolled up from the top of
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his immaculate olive drab collar to hisclose military haircut. Slowly, deliberately,
John Cameron walked down the aisle ofthe car, looking keenly from side to
side, scanning each face alertly,until his eyes lighted on the two young
officers. At Bob Weatherall, hemerely glanced knowingly, but he fixed his
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eyes on young Wainwright with a steady, amused, contemptuous gaze as he came
toward him, a gaze so noticeablethat it could not fail to arrest the
attention of any who were looking.And he finished the affront with a lingering
turn of his head as he passedby, and a slight accentuation of the
amusement as he finally lifted his gazeand passed on out of the rear door
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of the car. Those who weresitting in the seats near the door might
have heard the words, and theykilled such men, as Lincoln muttered laughingly
as the door slammed shut behind him. Lieutenant Wainwright uttered a low oath of
imprecation and flung his half spent cigaretteon the floor angrily. Did you see
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that, bob, he complained furiously. If I don't get that fellow,
I certainly did. Are you goingto stand for that? What seating him?
Anyway? Has he got it infor you again? But he isn't
a very easy fellow to get.You know, he has the reputation.
Oh I know, yes, Iguess anyhow I know? Oh, I
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see like two two once did?He laughed? Weatherall what had you been
up to? Oh? Having somefun with his girl? At least I
suppose she must have been his girl, the way he carried on about it.
He said he didn't know her.But of course that was all bluff.
Then too, I called his fathera name he didn't like, and
he lit into me again. Goodnight. I thought that was the end
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of little Harry. I was sickfor a week after he got through with
me. He certainly is some brute. Of course, I didn't realize what
I was up against at first,or i'd have got the upper hand right
away. I could have. Youknow, I've been trained, but I
didn't want to hurt the fellow andget into the papers. You see,
the circumstances were peculiar. Just then, I see you just applied for officer's
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training camp exactly. And you knowyou never can tell what a rumor persons
like that can start. He's keenenough to see the advantage, of course,
and follow it up. Oh,he's got one coming to him,
all right, Yes, he's keen. All right, that's the trouble.
It's hard to get him. Well, just wait, I've got him now,
if I don't make him bite thedust. Ye Gods, when I
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think of the way he looks atme every time he sees me, I
could skin him alive. I fancyhe'd be rather slippery to skin. I
wouldn't like to try it, Harry. Well, but wait till you see
where I've got him. He's inthe draft. He goes next week,
and they're sending all those men toour camp. He'll be a private,
of course, and they'll have tosalute me. Won't that gall him?
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He won't do it. I knowhim, and he won't do it.
I'll take care that he does it, all right. I'll put myself in
his way and make him do it, and if he refuses, I'll report
him and get him in the guardhouse. See I can you know then,
I guess he'll smile out of theother side of his mouth. He
won't likely be in your company.That doesn't make any difference. I can
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get him into trouble if he isn't, but I'll try to work it that
he is if I can. I'vegot pull, you know, and I
know how to work my superiors.He swaggered. That isn't very good policy,
advised the other I've heard of menpicking off officers they didn't like when
it came to battle. I'll takegood care that he's in front of me
on all such occasions. A suddennudge from his companion made him look up,
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and there, looking sharply down athim, was the returning captain,
and behind him walked John Cameron,still with that amused smile on his face.
It was plain that they had bothheard his boast. His face crimsoned,
and he direct out a tardy saluteas the two passed on, leaving
him muttering imprecations under his breath.When the front door slamt behind the two,
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Wainwright spoke in a low shaken growl. Now, what in thunder is
that Captain LaRue going on to brineHaven? For I thought, of course
he got off at Spring Heights,that's where his mother lives. I'll bet
he is going up to see RuthMacDonald. You know they're related. If
he is, that knocks my plansall into a cocked hat. I'd have
to sit at attention all the evening, and I couldn't propose with that cat
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around. Better put it off thenand come with me, soothed his friend
Athelie Britt will help you forget yourtroubles all right, and there's plenty of
time. You'll get another leave soon. How the dickens did John Cameron come
to beyond speaking terms with Captain LaRue? I'd like to know, mused Wainwright,
paying no heed to his friend.Hm. That does complicate matters for
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you some, doesn't it. CaptainLaRue is down at your camp, isn't
he? Why? I suppose Cameronknew him up at college. Perhaps cap
used to come from the university everyweek last winter to lecture at college.
Wainwright muttered a chain of choice expletivesknown only to men of his kind.
Forget it encouraged his friend, slappinghim vigorously on the shoulder as the train
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drew into brine Haven. Come offthat crouch and get busy. You're on
leave, man. If you can'tvisit one woman, there's plenty more and
time enough to get married too beforeyou go to France. Marriage is only
an incident anyway, Why make sucha fuss about it. By the fitful
glare of the station lights, theycould see that Cameron was walking with the
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Captain just ahead of them in theattitude of familiar converse. The sight did
not put Wainwright into a better humor. At the great gate of the McDonald
estate, Cameron and LaRue parted.They could hear the last words of their
conversation as LaRue swung into the widedriveway and Cameron started on up the street.
I'll attend to it the first thingin the morning, Cameron, and
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I'm glad you spoke to me aboutit. I don't see any reason why
it shouldn't go through. I shallbe personally gratified if we can make the
arrangement. Good Night and good luckto you. The two young officers halted
at a discreet distance until John Cameronhad turned off to the right and walked
away into the darkness. The Captain'squick step could be heard crunching along the
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gravel drive to the McDonald house.Well, I guess that about settles me
for the night, Bobby side,Wainwright, Come on, let's pass the
time away somehow. I'll stop atthe drug store to phone and make a
date with Ruth for tomorrow morning.Wonder where I can get a car to
take her out. No, Idon't want to go in her car because
she always wants to run it herself. When you're proposing to a woman,
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you don't want her to be absorbedin running a car. See. I
don't know. I haven't so muchexperience in that line as you have,
Harry, but I should think itmight be inconvenient, laughed the other.
They went back to the station.A few minutes later, Wainwright emerged from
the telephone booth in the drug storewith a lugubrious expression. Dog one my
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luck. She's promised to go tochurch with that smug cousin of hers,
and she's busy all the rest ofthe day, but she's promised to give
me next Saturday if I can getoff. His face brightened with the thought.
I guess I can make it.If I can't do anything else,
I'll tell him I'm going to bemarried, and then I can make her
rush things through. Perhaps girls aregame for that sort of thing right now,
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it's in the air, these warmarriages by George. I'm not sure,
but that's the best way to workit. After all, she's the
kind of a girl that would doalmost anything to help you out of a
fix that way. And I'll justtell her I had to say that to
get off, and that I'll becourt martialed if they find out it wasn't
so how about it? But ohno, Harry, it's all right,
of course, if you can getaway with it. But Ruth's a pretty
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bright girl and has a will ofher own, you know. But now,
come on, it's getting late.What do you say if we get
up a party and run down toAtlantic City over Sunday now that you're free.
I know those two girls would betickled to death to go, especially
Athily. She's a Westerner, youknow, and has never seen the ocean.
All right, come on, onlyyou must promise there won't be any
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scrapes that will get me into thepapers and blow back to brine Haven.
You know, there's a lot ofbrine Haven people go to Atlantic City this
time of year, and I'm notgoing to have any stories started. I'm
going to marry Ruth McDonald, allright, come on. End of chapter one,
The Search by Grace livingstone Hill,Chapter one. Two young men in officer's
uniforms entered the smoker of a suburbantrain, and, after the usual formalities
of matches and cigarettes, settled backto enjoy their ride out to brine Haven.
What do you think of that girlI introduced you to the other night,
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Harry, isn't she a pippin,asked the second lieutenant, taking a
luxurious puff at his cigarette. Ishould say, Bobby, she's some girl.
Where'd you pick her up? Icertainly owe you one for a good
time. Don't speak of it,Harry. Come on with me and try
it again. I'm going to seeher friend to night and can get her
over the phone any time. She'sjust nuts about you. What do you
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say? Shall I call her up? Well? Hardly to night, Bob,
said the first lieutenant, thoughtfully.She's a ripping fine girl and all
that, of course. But thefact is, Bob, I've decided to
marry Ruth mac donald, and Ihaven't much time left over before I go.
I think I'll have to get thingsfixed up between us tonight. You
see, perhaps later, But no, I guess that wouldn't do. Ruth's
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folks are rather fussy about such things, it might get out. No,
Bob, I'll have to forego thepleasures you offer me this time. The
second lieutenant sat up and whistled,you've decided to marry Ruth McDonald. He
ejaculated, staring. But as RuthMcDonald decided to marry you, I hardly
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think there'll be any trouble on thatscore when I get ready to propose,
smiled the first lieutenant complacently, ashe lulled back in his seat. You
seem surprised, he added, Wellrather, said the other officer, dryly,
still staring. What's they're so surprisingabout that? The first lieutenant was
enjoying the sensation he was creating.He knew that the second lieutenant had always
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been sweet on Ruth McDonald. Well, you know, Harry, you're pretty
rotten, said the second lieutenant,uneasily, a flush beginning to rise in
his face. I didn't think you'dhave the nerve. She's a mighty fine
girl. You know she's unusual exactly. Didn't you suppose I would want a
fine girl when I marry. Idon't believe you're really going to do it,
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burst forth the second lieutenant. Infact, I don't believe I'll let
you do it. If you try, you couldn't stop me, Bob with
unamiable sneer. One word from you, young man, and I'd put your
captain wise about where you were thelast time you overstayed your leave and got
away with it. You know I'vegot a pull with your captain. It
never pays for the pot to callthe kettle black. The second lieutenant sat
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back, sullenly, with a deepred streaking his cheeks. You're no angel
yourself, bob, see, wenton the first lieutenant, lying back in
his seat, and satisfied triumph.And I'm going to marry Ruth MacDonald next
week. Put that in your pipeand smoke it. There ensued a long
and pregnant silence. One glance atthe second lieutenant showed that he was most
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effectual silenced. The front door ofthe car slammed open and shut, and
a tall, slim officer with touchesof silver about the edges of his dark
hair and a look of command inhis keen eyes, came crisply down the
aisle. The two young lieutenants satup with a jerk and an undertone of
oaths, and prepared to salute ashe passed them. The captain gave them
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a quick searching glance as he salutedand went on to the next car.
The two jerked out salutes and settledback uneasily. Bat Man gives me a
pain, said Harry Wainwright, preparingto smooth his ruffled spirits by a fresh
cigarette. He thinks he's so doggone good himself that he has to pry
into other people's business and get themin wrong. It beats me how he
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ever got to be a captain,a prem old fossil like him. It
might puzzle some people to know howyou got your commission. Harry. You're
no fossil, of course, butyou're no angel either, and there are
some things in your career that aren'texactly laid down in military manual. Oh
my uncle Henry looked after my commission. It was a cinch. He thinks
the sun rises and sets in me, and he had no idea how he
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perjured himself when he put me through. Why I've got some of the biggest
men in the country for my backers. And wouldn't they lie awake at night
if they knew? Oh boy,I thought I'd croak when I read some
of those recommendations. They fairly gushedwith praise. You'd have died laughing,
Bob, if you had read them. They had such adjectives as estimable,
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moral, active efficient, and onewent so far as to say that I
was equally distinguished in college and scholarshipand athletics some stretch of the imagination.
Ah what? The two laughed loudlyover this, and the best of it
is, continued the first lieutenant.The poor Boob believed it was all true.
But your college records, Harry,how could they get around those?
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Or didn't they look you up?Oh? Mother fixed that all up.
She sent the college a good fatcheck to establish a new scholarship or something.
Lucky Dog sighed his friend. Now, I'm just the other way.
I never tried to put anything over, but I get caught, and nobody
ever tried to cover up my tracksfor me when I got gay. You
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worry too much, Bobby, andyou never take a chance. Now I
The front door of the car openedand shut with a slam, and a
tall young fellow with a finely cutface and wearing workman's clothes entered. He
gave one quick glance down the caras though he were searching for someone,
and came on down the aisle theside of him stopped the boast on young
Wainwright's tongue, and an angry flushgrew and rolled up from the top of
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his immaculate olive drab collar to hisclose military haircut. Slowly, deliberately,
John Cameron walked down the aisle ofthe car, looking keenly from side to
side, scanning each face alertly,until his eyes lighted on the two young
officers. At Bob Weatherall, hemerely glanced knowingly, but he fixed his
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eyes on young Wainwright with a steady, amused, contemptuous gaze as he came
toward him, a gaze so noticeablethat it could not fail to arrest the
attention of any who were looking.And he finished the affront with a lingering
turn of his head as he passedby, and a slight accentuation of the
amusement as he finally lifted his gazeand passed on out of the rear door
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of the car. Those who weresitting in the seats near the door might
have heard the words, and theykilled such men, as Lincoln muttered laughingly
as the door slammed shut behind him. Lieutenant Wainwright uttered a low oath of
imprecation and flung his half spent cigaretteon the floor angrily. Did you see
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that, bob, he complained furiously. If I don't get that fellow,
I certainly did. Are you goingto stand for that? What seating him?
Anyway? Has he got it infor you again? But he isn't
a very easy fellow to get.You know, he has the reputation.
Oh I know, yes, Iguess anyhow I know? Oh, I
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see like two two once did?He laughed? Weatherall what had you been
up to? Oh? Having somefun with his girl? At least I
suppose she must have been his girl, the way he carried on about it.
He said he didn't know her.But of course that was all bluff.
Then too, I called his fathera name he didn't like, and
he lit into me again. Goodnight. I thought that was the end
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of little Harry. I was sickfor a week after he got through with
me. He certainly is some brute. Of course, I didn't realize what
I was up against at first,or i'd have got the upper hand right
away. I could have. Youknow, I've been trained, but I
didn't want to hurt the fellow andget into the papers. You see,
the circumstances were peculiar. Just then, I see you just applied for officer's
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training camp exactly. And you knowyou never can tell what a rumor persons
like that can start. He's keenenough to see the advantage, of course,
and follow it up. Oh,he's got one coming to him,
all right, Yes, he's keen. All right, that's the trouble.
It's hard to get him. Well, just wait, I've got him now,
if I don't make him bite thedust. Ye Gods, when I
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think of the way he looks atme every time he sees me, I
could skin him alive. I fancyhe'd be rather slippery to skin. I
wouldn't like to try it, Harry. Well, but wait till you see
where I've got him. He's inthe draft. He goes next week,
and they're sending all those men toour camp. He'll be a private,
of course, and they'll have tosalute me. Won't that gall him?
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He won't do it. I knowhim, and he won't do it.
I'll take care that he does it, all right. I'll put myself in
his way and make him do it, and if he refuses, I'll report
him and get him in the guardhouse. See I can you know then,
I guess he'll smile out of theother side of his mouth. He
won't likely be in your company.That doesn't make any difference. I can
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get him into trouble if he isn't, but I'll try to work it that
he is if I can. I'vegot pull, you know, and I
know how to work my superiors.He swaggered. That isn't very good policy,
advised the other I've heard of menpicking off officers they didn't like when
it came to battle. I'll takegood care that he's in front of me
on all such occasions. A suddennudge from his companion made him look up,
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and there, looking sharply down athim, was the returning captain,
and behind him walked John Cameron,still with that amused smile on his face.
It was plain that they had bothheard his boast. His face crimsoned,
and he direct out a tardy saluteas the two passed on, leaving
him muttering imprecations under his breath.When the front door slamt behind the two,
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Wainwright spoke in a low shaken growl. Now, what in thunder is
that Captain LaRue going on to brineHaven? For I thought, of course
he got off at Spring Heights,that's where his mother lives. I'll bet
he is going up to see RuthMacDonald. You know they're related. If
he is, that knocks my plansall into a cocked hat. I'd have
to sit at attention all the evening, and I couldn't propose with that cat
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around. Better put it off thenand come with me, soothed his friend
Athelie Britt will help you forget yourtroubles all right, and there's plenty of
time. You'll get another leave soon. How the dickens did John Cameron come
to beyond speaking terms with Captain LaRue? I'd like to know, mused Wainwright,
paying no heed to his friend.Hm. That does complicate matters for
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you some, doesn't it. CaptainLaRue is down at your camp, isn't
he? Why? I suppose Cameronknew him up at college. Perhaps cap
used to come from the university everyweek last winter to lecture at college.
Wainwright muttered a chain of choice expletivesknown only to men of his kind.
Forget it encouraged his friend, slappinghim vigorously on the shoulder as the train
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drew into brine Haven. Come offthat crouch and get busy. You're on
leave, man. If you can'tvisit one woman, there's plenty more and
time enough to get married too beforeyou go to France. Marriage is only
an incident anyway, Why make sucha fuss about it. By the fitful
glare of the station lights, theycould see that Cameron was walking with the
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Captain just ahead of them in theattitude of familiar converse. The sight did
not put Wainwright into a better humor. At the great gate of the McDonald
estate, Cameron and LaRue parted.They could hear the last words of their
conversation as LaRue swung into the widedriveway and Cameron started on up the street.
I'll attend to it the first thingin the morning, Cameron, and
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I'm glad you spoke to me aboutit. I don't see any reason why
it shouldn't go through. I shallbe personally gratified if we can make the
arrangement. Good Night and good luckto you. The two young officers halted
at a discreet distance until John Cameronhad turned off to the right and walked
away into the darkness. The Captain'squick step could be heard crunching along the
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gravel drive to the McDonald house.Well, I guess that about settles me
for the night, Bobby side,Wainwright, Come on, let's pass the
time away somehow. I'll stop atthe drug store to phone and make a
date with Ruth for tomorrow morning.Wonder where I can get a car to
take her out. No, Idon't want to go in her car because
she always wants to run it herself. When you're proposing to a woman,
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you don't want her to be absorbedin running a car. See. I
don't know. I haven't so muchexperience in that line as you have,
Harry, but I should think itmight be inconvenient, laughed the other.
They went back to the station.A few minutes later, Wainwright emerged from
the telephone booth in the drug storewith a lugubrious expression. Dog one my
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luck. She's promised to go tochurch with that smug cousin of hers,
and she's busy all the rest ofthe day, but she's promised to give
me next Saturday if I can getoff. His face brightened with the thought.
I guess I can make it.If I can't do anything else,
I'll tell him I'm going to bemarried, and then I can make her
rush things through. Perhaps girls aregame for that sort of thing right now,
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it's in the air, these warmarriages by George. I'm not sure,
but that's the best way to workit. After all, she's the
kind of a girl that would doalmost anything to help you out of a
fix that way. And I'll justtell her I had to say that to
get off, and that I'll becourt martialed if they find out it wasn't
so how about it? But ohno, Harry, it's all right,
of course, if you can getaway with it. But Ruth's a pretty
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bright girl and has a will ofher own, you know. But now,
come on, it's getting late.What do you say if we get
up a party and run down toAtlantic City over Sunday now that you're free.
I know those two girls would betickled to death to go, especially
Athily. She's a Westerner, youknow, and has never seen the ocean.
All right, come on, onlyyou must promise there won't be any
(13:45):
scrapes that will get me into thepapers and blow back to brine Haven.
You know, there's a lot ofbrine Haven people go to Atlantic City this
time of year, and I'm notgoing to have any stories started. I'm
going to marry Ruth McDonald, allright, come on. End of chapter one,
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