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This Side of Paradise

CHAPTER 3
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"Watch and wait and shut up.
I don't want every one at the club asking me about it, as if I were a prize potato being fattened for a vegetable show." One evening a week later Amory stopped below his own window on the way to Renwick's, and, seeing a light, called up: "Oh, Tom, any mail ?" Alec's head appeared against the yellow square of light.
"Yes, your result's here." His heart clamored violently.
"What is it, blue or pink ?" "Don't know.

Better come up." He walked into the room and straight over to the table, and then suddenly noticed that there were other people in the room.
"'Lo, Kerry." He was most polite.

"Ah, men of Princeton." They seemed to be mostly friends, so he picked up the envelope marked "Registrar's Office," and weighed it nervously.
"We have here quite a slip of paper." "Open it, Amory." "Just to be dramatic, I'll let you know that if it's blue, my name is withdrawn from the editorial board of the Prince, and my short career is over." He paused, and then saw for the first time Ferrenby's eyes, wearing a hungry look and watching him eagerly.

Amory returned the gaze pointedly.
"Watch my face, gentlemen, for the primitive emotions." He tore it open and held the slip up to the light.
"Well ?" "Pink or blue ?" "Say what it is." "We're all ears, Amory." "Smile or swear--or something." There was a pause...

a small crowd of seconds swept by...


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