CHAPTER X

They were gone. Carl was full of the nauseating shame which a matter-of-fact man, who supposes that he is never pilloried, knows when a conscientious friend informs him that he has been observed, criticized; that his enthusiasms have been regarded as eccentricities; his affectionate approaches toward friendship as impertinence.

There seemed to be hundreds of people in the room, nudging one another, waiting agape for him to do something idiotic; a well-advertised fool on parade. He stalked about, now shamefaced, now bursting out with a belligerent, "Aw, rats! I'll show 'em!" now plaintively beseeching, "I don't suppose I am helping Frazer, but it makes me so darn sore when nobody stands up for him--and he teaches stuff they need so much here. Gee! I'm coming to think this is a pretty rough-neck college. He's the first teacher I ever got anything out of--and----Oh, hang it! what 'd I have to get mixed up in all this for, when I was getting along so good? And if it isn't going to help him----"

His right hand became conscious of Gertie's letter crumpled in his pocket. As turning the letter over and over gave him surprisingly small knowledge of its contents, he opened it:

DEAR CARL,--You are just _silly_ to tease me about any bank clerk. I don't like him any more at all and he can go with Linda all he likes, much I care!

We are enjoying good health, though it is getting quite cold now and we have the furnace running now and it feels pretty good to have it. We had _such_ a good time at Adelaide's party she wore such a pretty dress. She flirted terribly with Joe Jordan though of course you'll call me a cat for telling you because you like her so much better than me & all.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Which emotion was Carl feeling?
2. How had his tries at friendship been taken?
3. And his enthusiasms?
4. Who was he defending?
5. What was Frazer's profession?
6. At a grammar school?
7. Then what level of school?
8. Did Carl think he was helping Frazer?
9. Which hand was in his pocket?
10. Did he find anything there?
11. What condition was it in?
12. What did he first do with it?
13. Did he learn anything about that way?
14. So then what did he do?
15. Does Gertie still like the bank clerk?
16. Who's he going with now?
17. Whose party does she mention?
18. Was Adelaide flirting with someone?
19. Did Carl like Adelaide?
20. Who was Adelaide flirting with?

Numbered answers:
1. shame
2. as impertinence
3. as eccentricities
4. Frazer
5. teacher
6. no
7. college
8. No
9. His right hand
10. Gertie's letter
11. crumpled
12. turned it over
13. no
14. he opened it
15. no
16. Linda
17. Adelaide's party
18. yes
19. yes
20. Joe