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s wift. A com passiona te fr iend prod s
hi m into consc tous ness : he fu mbles
for th e r-ig ht pa ge in t he jum ble before
him. makes a hasty g ut':':"1 a nd plunges
into a long explanat ion of Darwin's
theory - incorrect of course ~ He is
politely req uested to remain after
class so tha t he may co ns ider h is mul ­
titude of si ns. He mumbles some,
thing q uit e incomp reh ens ible in r ep ly
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- a nd d reams again. Classes change ;
he cha nges with them. and st ill he
is wrapped in a roval ma nt le of ind ifference.
Li fe rlows steadily past h im ; he
heeds it not. nor ca res greatly for
anything except th e dream. Perhaps,
as people say. he i:; just lazy. a goodfo
r-nothing and a ne'er..do-well. Pe r­
hap... he i:"l a poet in d isguise.
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l l m ll f" ' : l"1I . . . srurch 1IIf'?
-Am/ t lln/ tJW I'f' "" M OU" t tlgiiU f"I' w hll tl1l1 k h is I/UlU" a/H.,,.t tn ,~ t' e WJlll t
/lwdl' i t r i/i/ .
I heard " praillti" f" ditty
HO If'n t ll the s ilr f' 1" IJ/m!ll.
It was" "w idell prf'tty
Spi nll i ll g (I C(Jflll'f,b till/ e.
A ll d (1.'1 I ti/donl clos er,
Her ,'lillyill!! ('(1st (/ spf'll :
I S(l1I' " O /ll Il I/III /(1 [uirie«
H i " y i llY II y illll t [)(,I1.
C 10 Sf ' I' oml clos tT I t i ptun /.
A " t/ t hr ll llflll th l' cilol Iliyht air
Th e .'11111!! if "chon l Iwftly.
T hen (!i.'1(1IJ }Jf'w " 'll : - t o /I'h ('ret
E" ch /lifl h t I 1/'(111 (/0' bo ck OUT/'.
T hut lII (l i d f'1/ f"i" t il find:
F ill" ,'Ifill II('/' «ad, III/'N,t air
l.ill!!(" ','1 ill III!! niind,
[) IA:\E T l 'R:\ER, I E
ably the most sig ni fica nt sim ila r ity
between the friend and th e shoes ill
their he lpfulness in r ough unpleasant
going. How many times have you
been down in th e dept hs of despair
and the com fo r ting voice of a friend
has cheered you ? Li kewise the good
old shoe s ma ke thing s easy when t he
going is rough in the lit er a l se nse .
T h us we see that II f riend is indeed
simila r to a good old pa ir of shoes :
they both possess com pat ibility, cornfort,
genui neness. and helpful ness ­
qua lit ies wh ich I' m sure you will
agree are necesearv for bot h friends
and shoes.
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(!I(!ln';IIY) : I !l l/itf'd .\',l t i O/ I II. Sir,
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