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...courage and the memories of an old and youthful content?snow-water and the unguent of irony?a gorgeous fistfight released him from certain delusions?Joan's path crossed his again, as it always seemed to do when he was most hopeless. She had always been in love with him???and now he fell in love with her. They were married, and for a month, at least, knew enchantment. Then?Squads Right About had been a success?Jeffrey settled down with Joan in a colonial house in the Connecticut hills, apparently happily-spoused and ready to simply tear the epidermis...
...bear to hurt Joan?and it was only after weeks of unhappiness that he mastered himself at last. Then, at the moment of crisis, he realized that Inez had only been an impulse for splendor in his life?an impulse fulfillment could only spoil it. Her power faded from him???after all, he was made for work (he thought), not for happiness. So he stayed with Joan whole-heartedly?and was happy as well. True, the centaur was tamed at last?broken to the plow. But Jeffrey wrote better poetry...
There was also that noted individual who read titles aloud. Humorous writers have made vast currency from him???or usually her. He has virtually vanished The advance in national impudence has told him, with final severity, to shut...
...unconsoled but not wholly broken to the ground, he set about beginning the only task that remained for him??? the designing of a monument for George's grave...
...Asheville. But he goes?and is killed. So far, the tragedy is moving, individual and complete. And then comes an act of creaky melodrama?the son of old Pappy Cagle's slayer (a former revenooer) turns up as a deserter from the army?the Widow is about to kill him???business of spiritualistic music offstage?business of the deserter boasting patriotism?and the Widow drops the gun?convinced by special wireless from the lands of ectoplasm that It's a Grand Old Flag, be it Yankee or no, that her son is happy and that everybody ought to love everybody...