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arespectfuldistancefromthedesk,lookedasunbookishaspossible,,

"Whatdoyouwant,boy?"

AsthoughIdidnotpossessthepowerofspeech,Isteppedforwardandsimplyhandedhertheforgednote,

"WhatbooksbyMenckendoeshewant?"

"Idon'tknow,ma'am,"Isaid,

"Whogaveyouthiscard?"

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"Whereishe?"

"He'satwork,atM--OpticalCompany,""I'"

"Iremember,"""

Oh,God,she'?Ifshehadturnedherbackatthatmoment,

"Youcancallhimup,ma'am,"Isaid,

"You'renotusingthesebooks,areyou?"

"Oh,no,ma''"

"Idon'tknowwhathewantsbyMencken,"

IknewnowthatIhadnon;,

"I'msendinghimtwobooks,"",'"

,:"preface".,;itwascalledPrejudices,Iknewwhatthatwordmeant;'??

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"Thatlibrarianmighttelephoneyou,"

"That'sallright,""Butwhenyou'rethroughreadingthosebooks,"

Thatnightinmyrentedroom,whilelettingthehotwaterrunovermycanofporkandbeansinthesink,,theclear,clean,?Andhowdidonewritelikethat?Ipicturedthemanasaragingdemon,slashingwithhispen,consumedwithhate,denouncingeverythingAmerican,extollingeverythingEuropeanorGerman,laughingattheweaknessesofpeople,mockingGod,?Istoodup,tryingtorealizewhatrealitylaybehindthemeaningofthewords…Yes,thismanwasfighting,,?Well,yes,,maybe,perhaps,Icouldusethemasaweapon?,

IranacrossmanywordswhosemeaningsIdidnotknow,andeitherlookedthemupinadictionaryor,beforeIhadachancetodothat,?,hadoncereveledinfeeling,hadletmycrudeimaginationroam,,,butoffeelingsomethingnew,

',,,andnowIfeltclosertohim,,