HarveyStonelaughed.Youthinkso.Theywon't,though.Becauseitwouldn'tmakeanydifferencetome.I'mnotafighter.
Itwouldmakeadifferencetoyouifanybodydidit.
No,itwouldn't.That'swhereyoumakeyourbigmistake.Becauseyou'renotintelligent.
Cutitoutaboutme.
Sure,saidHarvey.Itdoesn'tmakeanydifferencetome.Youdon'tmeananythingtome.
Comeon,Harvey,Isaid.Haveanotherporto.
No,hesaid.I'mgoingupthestreetandeat.Seeyoulater,Jake.
Hewalkedoutandupthestreet.Iwatchedhimcrossingthestreetthroughthetaxis,small,heavy,slowlysureofhimselfinthetraffic.
Healwaysgetsmesore,Cohnsaid.Ican'tstandhim.
Ilikehim,Isaid.I'mfondofhim.Youdon'twanttogetsoreathim.
Iknowit,Cohnsaid.Hejustgetsonmynerves.
Writethisafternoon?
No.Icouldn'tgetitgoing.It'shardertodothanmyfirstbook.I'mhavingahardtimehandlingit.
ThesortofhealthyconceitthathehadwhenhereturnedfromAmericaearlyinthespringwasgone.Thenhehadbeensureofhiswork,onlywiththesepersonallongingsforadventure.Nowthesurenesswasgone.SomehowIfeelIhavenotshownRobertCohnclearly.ThereasonisthatuntilhefellinlovewithBrett,Ineverheardhimmakeoneremarkthatwould,inanyway,detachhimfromotherpeople.Hewasnicetowatchonthetennis-court,hehadagoodbody,andhekeptitinshape;hehandledhiscardswellatbridge,andhehadafunnysortofundergraduatequalityabouthim.Ifhewereinacrowdnothinghesaidstoodout.Heworewhatusedtobecalledpoloshirtsatschool,andmaybecalledthatstill,buthewasnotprofessionallyyouthful.Idonotbelievehethoughtabouthisclothesmuch.ExternallyhehadbeenformedatPriilceton.Internallyhehadbeenmouldedbythetwowomenwhohadtrainedhim.Hehadanice,boyishsortofcheerfulnessthathadneverbeentrainedoutofhim,andIprobablyhavenotbroughtitout.Helovedtowinattennis.HeprobablylovedtowinasmuchasLenglen,forinstance.Ontheotherhand,hewasnotangryatbeingbeaten.WhenhefellinlovewithBretthistennisgamewentalltopieces.Peoplebeathimwhohadneverhadachancewithhim.Hewasveryniceaboutit.
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