"Yes, thankyou," shesaid."Swinburnefails, whenallissaid, becauseheis, well, , ."
"Ithoughtitwasgreat," hesaidhesitatingly, "—."
"Therearemanylinesthatcouldbesparedfromthebookyouwerereading," shesaid, hervoiceprimlyfirmanddogmatic.
"Imust 'a' missed 'em," heannounced."' shining, an' itshunrightintomean' lightedmeupinside, 'sthewayitlandedonme, butIguessIain'tupmuchonpoetry, miss."
, , , andtohimselfhelikenedhimselftoasailor, inastrangeship, onadarknight, , hedecided, '.
"NowLongfellow—" shewassaying.
"Yes, I'veread 'm," hebrokeinimpulsively, spurredontoexhibitandmakethemostofhislittlestoreofbookknowledge, desirousofshowingherthathewasnotwhollyastupidclod."'ThePsalmofLife,' 'Excelsior,' an'...Iguessthat'sall."
Shenoddedherheadandsmiled, andhefelt, somehow, thathersmilewastolerant, .
"Excuseme, miss, forbuttin' 'tknownothin' ''mgoin' tomakeitinmyclass."
, hiseyeswereflashing, ; .
"Ithinkyoucouldmakeitin—inyourclass," shefinishedwithalaugh."Youareverystrong."
Hergazerestedforamomentonthemuscularneck, heavycorded, almostbull-like, bronzedbythesun, , blushingandhumble, , , shewasfarfromrobust, , whoshockedherfrommomenttomomentwithhisawfulgrammar.
"Yes, Iain'tnoinvalid," hesaid."Whenitcomesdowntohard-pan, '' Ican', , andwhattimeI'vehadI'veread 'em, butI'veneverthoughtabout ''swhyIcan'ttalkabout 'em.I'''vebentalkin'?"
"Bygoingtoschool, Ifancy, andbystudying," sheanswered.
"IwenttoschoolwhenIwasakid," hebegantoobject.
"Yes; butImeanhighschool, andlectures, andtheuniversity."
"You'vegonetotheuniversity?" .
"I'mgoingtherenow.I'mtakingspecialcoursesinEnglish."
Hedidnotknowwhat "English" meant, buthemadeamentalnoteofthatitemofignoranceandpassedon.
"HowlongwouldIhavetostudybeforeIcouldgototheuniversity?" heasked.
Shebeamedencouragementuponhisdesireforknowledge, andsaid: "? ?"
"Ihadtwoyearstorun, whenIleft," heanswered."ButIwasalwayshonorablypromotedatschool."
Thenextmoment, angrywithhimselffortheboast, , and, witharmsaroundeachother'swaists, , , blondwoman, slender, andstately, , where, too, fromthesidewalk, , inathousandpictures, , , andhestruggledpainfullytohisfeet, wherehestoodwithtrousersbaggingattheknees, hisarmsloose-hangingandludicrous, hisfacesethardfortheimpendingordeal.
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