bernardfelexremelyuncomforableamansoconvenional，soscrupulouslycorrecashedirecor–andocommisogrossasolecism！lmadehimwanohidehisface，orunouofheroomnohahehimselfsawanyhinginrinsicallyobjecionableinpeoplealkingabouheremoepas；hawasoneofhosehypnopaedicprejudiceshehad（soheimagined）compleelygoridofwhamadehimfeelshywasheknowledgehahedirecordisapproved–disapprovedandyehadbeenberayedinodoingheforbiddenhingunderwhainwardcompulsion？hroughhisdiscomforbernardeagerlylisened

“ihadhesameideaasyou，”hedirecorwassaying“wanedohavealookahesavagesgoapermifornewmexicoandwenhereformysummerholidaywihhegirliwashavingahemomenshewasabeaminus，andihink”（heshuhiseyes），“ihinkshehadyellowhairanyhowshewaspneumaic，paricurlypneumaic；irememberhawell，wewenhere，andwelookedahesavages，andwerodeabouonhorsesandallhaandhen–iwasalmoshesdayofmyleave–hen…well，shegoloswe’dgoneridinguponeofhoserevolingmounains，andiwashorriblyhoandoppressive，andaferlunchwewenosleeporaleasididshemushavegoneforawalk，aloneaanyrae，wheniwokeup，shewasn’hereandhemosfrighfulhundersormi’veeverseenwasjusbursingonusandipouredandroaredandfshed；andhehorsesbrokelooseandranaway；andifelldown，ryingocachhem，andhurmyknee，sohaicouldhardlywalksill，isearchedandishouedandisearchedbuherewasnosignofherhenihoughshemushavegonebackohereshousebyherselfsoicrawleddowninohevalleybyhewaywehadcomemykneewasagonizinglypainful，andi’dlosmysomaiookmehoursididn’gebackohereshouseillafermidnighandshewasn’here；shewasn’here，”hedirecorrepeaedherewasasilence“well，”heresumedas，“henexdayherewasasearchbuwecouldn’findhershemushavefalleninoagullysomewhere；orbeeneaenbyamounainlionfordknowsanyhowiwashorribleiupsemeverymuchaheimemorehanioughohavedone，idaresaybecause，aferall，i’shesorofaccidenhamighhavehappenedoanyone；and，ofcourse，hesocialbodypersissalhoughhecomponencellsmaychange”buhissleepaughconsoiondidnoseemobeveryeffeciveshakinghishead，“iacuallydreamabouisomeimes，”hedirecorwenoninalowvoice“dreamofbeingwokenupbyhapealofhunderandfindinghergone；dreamofsearchingandsearchingforherunderherees”hepsedinohesilenceofreminiscence

“youmushavehadaerribleshock，”saidbernard，almosenviously

ahesoundofhisvoicehedirecorsaredinoaguilyrealizaionofwherehewas；shoagnceabernard，andaveringhiseyes，blusheddarkly；lookedahimagainwihsuddensuspicionand，angrilyonhisdigniy，“don’imagine，”hesaid，“hai’dhadanyindecorousreionwihhegirlnohingemoional，nohinglongdrawniwasallperfeclyhealhyandnormal”hehandedbernardhepermi“ireallydon’knowwhyiboredyouwihhisrivialanecdoe”furiouswihhimselfforhavinggivenawayadiscrediablesecre，hevenedhisrageonbernardhelookinhiseyeswasnowfranklymalignan“andishouldlikeoakehisopporuniy，mrmarx，”hewenon，“ofsayinghai’mnoaallpleasedwihhereporsireceiveofyourbehaviourousideworkinghoursyoumaysayhahisisnomybusinessbuiisihavehegoodnameofhecenreohinkofmyworkersmusbeabovesuspicion，paricurlyhoseofhehighescasesalphasaresocondiionedhaheydonohaveobeinfanileinheiremoionalbehaviourbuhaisallhemorereasonforheirmakingaspecialefforoconformlisheirduyobeinfanile，evenagainsheirinclinaionandso，mrmarx，igiveyoufairwarning”hedirecor’svoicevibraedwihanindignaionhahadnowbecomewhollyrigheousandimpersonal–washeexpressionofhedisapprovalofsocieyiself“ifeverihearagainofanypsefromapropersandardofinfaniledecorum，ishallaskforyourransferenceoasubcenre–preferablyoicendgoodmorning”andswivellingroundinhischair，hepickeduphispenandbeganowrie

“ha’lleachhim，”hesaidohimselfbuhewasmisakenforbernardlefheroomwihaswagger，exuling，ashebangedhedoorbehindhim，inhehoughhahesoodalone，embaledagainsheorderofhings；eedbyheinoxicaingconsciousnessofhisindividualsignificanceandimporanceevenhehoughofpersecuionlefhimundismayed，wasraheronichandepressinghefelsrongenoughomeeandovercomeamicion，srongenoughofaceevenicendandhisconfidencewashegreaerforhisnoforamomenreallybelievinghahewouldbecalleduponofaceanyhingaallpeoplesimplyweren’ransferredforhingslikehaicendwasjusahreaamossimuingandlifegivinghreawalkingalonghecorridor，heacuallywhisled

heroicwasheaccounhegavehaeveningofhisinerviewwihhedhc“whereupon，”heconcluded，“isimplyoldhimogooheboomlesspasandmarchedouofheroomandhawasha”helookedahelmholzwasonexpecanly，awaiinghisduerewardofsympahy，encouragemen，admiraionbunowordcamehelmholzsasilen，saringahefloor

helikedbernard；hewasgraefulohimforbeingheonlymanofhisacquainancewihwhomhecouldalkabouhesubjecshefelobeimporanneverheless，herewerehingsinbernardwhichhehaedhisboasing，forexampleandhe

ouburssofanabjecselfpiywihwhichialernaedandhisdeplorablehabiofbeingboldaferheeven，andfull，inabsence，ofhemosexraordinarypresenceofmindhehaedhesehings–jusbecausehelikedbernardhesecondspassedhelmholzconinuedosareahefloorandsuddenlybernardblushedandurnedaway