68/86 I suffered from all that." "Did you, Gilbert ?" Oh, when would the twigs break and the light step come? What a cub at school with too much money! What a conceited ass at college, buying deference and friends. I see myself with amazement taking to life with an air of having done it all, phrase-making and paying deference to nothing but my excellent profile. God, to have those years over again! We'd both do things differently given another chance, eh, Joan ?" "Yes, Gilbert." He wasn't coming. |