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MaxShulman
[1]CoolwasIandlogi,g,perspicacious,adastute—Iwasallofthese.Mybrainowerfulasadynamo,preciseasachemist’sscales,aspeingasasd—thinkofit!—Ioeen.
[2]Itisonesoyounghassutiake,forexample,PeteyBellows,myroommateattheuy.Sameage,samebad,butdumbasanox.Anioughfellow,youuand,butnothingupstairs.Emotioable.Impressioofall,afaddist.Fads,Isubmit,aretheveryioobesweptupihatesalong,tosurreoidiocyjustbecauseeverybodyelseisdoingit—this,tome,istheai,however,toPetey.
[3]OernoonIfoueylyingohanexpressionofsuchdistressoIimmediatelydiagis.“Don’tmove,”
Isaid,“Doive.I’llgetadoctor.”
[4]“Raumbledthickly.
[5]“Ra?”
Isaid,pausinginmyflight.
[6]“Petey,why?Lookatitrationally.Racoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.Theysmellbad.Theyweightoomuch.They’reunsightly.They—”
[7]“Youdoaerruptedimpatiently.“It’sthethingtodo.Don’tyouwaheswim?”
[8]“No,”
Isaidtruthfully.
[9]“Well,Ido,”
hedeclared.“I’dgiveanythingforaraything!”
[10]Mybrain,thatpreeohighgear.“Anything?”
Iasked,lookingathimnarrowly.
[11]“Anything,”
heaffirmedinringingtones.
[12]Istrokedmythoughtfully.ItsohappeIkmyhandsonarayfatherhadhadoneiedays;itlaynowinatruie.ItalsohappePeteyhadsomethingIwahaveitexactly,butatleasthehadfirstrightsoohisgirl,PollyEspy.
[13]IhadloedPollyEspy.Letmeemphasizethatmydesireforthisyoungwomanwasionalinnature.Shewas,tirlwhoexcitedtheemotions,butIwasmyheartrulemyhead.Iollyforashrewdlycalculated,entirelycerebralreason.
[14]IwasafreshmaninlawsafewyearsIwouldbeoutinpractice.Iareoftheimportakiheringalawyer’scareer.ThesuccessfullawyersIhadobservedwere,almostwithoutexarriedtobeautiful,gratelligehoneomission,Pollyfittedthesespesperfectly.
[15]Beautifulshewas.Shewasofpin-upproportions,butIfeltthattimewouldsupplythelack.Shealreadyhadthemakings.
[16]Graciousshewas.Bygraeanfullofgraces.Shehadanesse,anease,apoisethatdicatedthebest.Attablehermae.Ihadseeingasandwichthatedscrapsravy,uts,andadipperofsauerkraut—withouteveingherfi.
[17]Ishewasnot.Infact,sheveerediedire.ButIbelievedthatundermyguidanartenup.Atawasworthatry.Itis,afterall,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful.
[18]“Look,”
IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotba.Ithrewopedrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBear1925.
[19]“HolyToledo!”
saidPeteyreverently.Heplungedhishandsintotheradtheoledo!”
herepeatedfifteeimes.
[20]“Wouldyoulikeit?”
Iasked.
[21]“Ohyes!”
hecried,gthegreasypelttohiThenaeintohiseyes.“Whatdoyouwantforit?”
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