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2、vebeenturningoverinmymindeversince."Wheneveryoufeellikecriticizinganyone,"hetoldme,"justrememberthatallthepeopleinthisworldhaven'thadtheadvantagesthatyou'vehad."Hedidn'tsayanymorebutwe'vealwaysbeenunusuallycommunicativeinareservedway,andIunderstoodthathemeantagreatdealmorethantha
3、t.InconsequenceI'minclinedtoreservealljudgments,ahabitthathasopenedupmanycuriousnaturestomeandalsomademethevictimofnotafewveteranbores.Theabnormalmindisquicktodetectandattachitselftothisqualitywhenitappearsinanormalperson,andsoitcameaboutthatincollegeIwasunjustlyaccusedofbeingapo
4、litician,becauseIwasprivytothesecretgrievesofwild,unknownmen.Mostoftheconfidenceswereunsought--frequentlyIhavefeignedsleep,preoccupation,orahostilelevitywhenIrealizedbysomeunmistakablesignthatanintimaterevelationwasquiveringonthehorizon--fortheintimaterevelationsofyoungmenoratlea
5、stthetermsinwhichtheyexpressthemareusuallyplagiaristicandmarredbyobvioussuppressions.Reservingjudgmentsisamatterofinfinitehope.IamstillalittleafraidofmissingsomethingifIforgetthat,asmyfathersnobbishlysuggested,andIsnobbishlyrepeatasenseofthefundamentaldecenciesisparceledoutunequa
6、llyatbirth.And,afterboastingthiswayofmytolerance,Icometotheadmissionthatithasalimit.ConductmaybefoundedonthehardrockorthewetmarshesbutafteracertainpointIdon'tcarewhatit'sfoundedon.WhenIcamebackfromtheEastlastautumnIfeltthatIwantedtheworldtobeinuniformandatasortofmoralattentionfor
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