I know you." "I'm afraid you do," agreed Amory reluctantly.

"It just seemed an easy way out of everything--when I think of another useless, draggy year." "Yes, I know; but to tell you the truth, I'm not worried about you; you seem to me to be progressing perfectly naturally." "No," Amory objected.

"I've lost half my personality in a year." "Not a bit of it!" scoffed Monsignor.

"You've lost a great amount of vanity and that's all." "Lordy! I feel, anyway, as if I'd gone through another fifth form at St.
Regis's." "No." Monsignor shook his head.

"That was a misfortune; this has been a good thing.