I do wish you wouldnt act like aten-year-old kid
ALL the time! Itsme that ought to go to Pop Trosper complaining!
But Irejoice, sir, REJOICE, that she is blessed by
having such loyalrelatives!
Her lips were always creeping around, touching his
hand orhis cheek when he wanted to talk. Zechlin, him alone among the membersof the
faculty. Guess shes in love with that new preacher.
But there is some justification to what you
say.
Hum, yes, I guess so, Bains droned, inexpressible
contempt in hisdragging voice. Elmer fled into the barnyard, found Deacon Bains, and
demandedharshly, Come here! Well, I suppose Ill have to dosomething about it. He
looked incredulous, then frightened,and peered at his class like an old dog stoned
by hoodlums. Though I noticed you were glad enough to sneak out and meet
meplaces!
Elmer Gantry never knew who sent him thirty dimes,
wrapped in atract about holiness, nor why. Elmer heard her muffled, Oh, you
oughtntto kiss me!
Ask jokingly why husband not oftener to
church.
Hesaw Elmers whole body stiffen as he looked at
Lulu.
Lulu considered him a stick, andDeacon Bains held
in aversion his opinions on alfalfa.
Guard conversation, pleasing manner and laugh and
maybe one funny story but no scandal or crit. Be backin about half an hour, said
Elmer.
He had a good deal of self-esteem and pleasureamong
the purple-broidered ambiguities of religion.
Good Lord, dont go startling people like
that!
That he should become a minister had always been
assumed. That he should become a minister had always been assumed.
Iwondered what it was about you that bothered me
and kept me frommarrying you.
Elmer Gantry never knew who sent him thirty dimes,
wrapped in atract about holiness, nor why.
I wonder if I am too old tostart a leetle farm with
a big vineyard and seven books?
Yeh, but is Brother Gantry in love with
her?
Nobody could ever say he was unkind to girls or
despised em, theway Jim Lefferts used to. Elmer sat in his rooms flaming with his
evangelistic triumph. Now you see why I hesitatedto be engaged to that
woman!
But by Tuesday he admired himself for his
resolution. Then he had a week in Schoenheim, the whole week before Easter. He
considered, meanwhile, That ought to hold you, damn you!
He swung round, walked away from her, deaf to her
whimperings.
NowIve got something to take your mind off your
sorrows. The assembling students guffawed, even ponderous Brother Karkis,the
up-creek Calvin.