He fancied himself an athlete of possibilities and a supple dancer.
Socially .-- Here his condition was, perhaps, most dangerous.

He granted himself personality, charm, magnetism, poise, the power of dominating all contemporary males, the gift of fascinating all women.
Mentally .-- Complete, unquestioned superiority.
Now a confession will have to be made.

Amory had rather a Puritan conscience.

Not that he yielded to it--later in life he almost completely slew it--but at fifteen it made him consider himself a great deal worse than other boys...

unscrupulousness...