第11章
"Oh，wegofairorfoul。Yourememberwefoughtitoutcominghomefromthereonce。”
MeanwhileBondSaxonwashurryingnorthonhisworkofredemption。
AtthebendintheriverhefoundTomGreshsittingontheflatstoneslab。
Thelightwasgleamingthroughtheshrubberyofthelittlecottage，andthehomeysoundsofeveningandthetwitteroflate-comingbirdswereintheair。
"Whatareyouherefor，Gresh？"Bondasked，hoarsely。
"Ithoughtyouhadleftforgood。”
Thevillainous-lookingoutlawdrewaflaskfromhispocket。
"Haveadrink，Saxon。Takethewholebottle，"andhethrustitintotheoldman"shands。
Bondwaveredamoment，thenflungitfarintothefoamyfloodsoftheWalnut。
"Notanymore。Youshallnotgetmedrunkagainwhileyourobandkill。”
"Youdidthekillingformeonce。Won"tyoudoitagain？"Greshsnarled。
Bondclinchedhisfistsbutdidnotstrike。
"Whatareyouafternow？"heasked。"YouarethroughwiththeBurleighs；Vicsettledyouandyouknowit。”
EvenwiththewordstheclutchofVic"sfingersontheoutlaw"sthroatseemedtochokehimnow。
"IfmylastBurleighisgone，"hegrowledwithanoath，"I"mnotdoneyet。
There"sElinorWream。Don"tforgetthathermotherwasmyadoptedsister。
Don"tforgetthatmyoldfosterfathercutmeoffwithoutacentandgaveherallhismoney。That"swhyNathanWreammarriedher。Hewantedhermoneyforcolleges。”Thesneerontheman"sfacewasdiabolical。"IcanhittheoldmanthroughElinor，andI"lldoitsometime，andthat"snottheonlyblowthatIcanstrikehere，andIamgoingtofinishthisthingnow。”
Hepointedtowardthecottagewheretheunprotectedwomansatalone。
"TwiceI"venervedmyselftodoitandbeenfooledeachtime。OneOctoberdayyouwereheredrunk。Icouldhavelaiditonyoueasy，andmaybefixedFennebentoo，ifalittlechild"svoicehadn"tscaredmestiff。
Andthedayofthebigfootballgameyouwouldn"tgetdrunkandshemustgodowntothatgamejusttolookonceatLloydFenneben。Imeanttofinishherthatday。Thisisthethirdandlasttimenow。
Thereisnotevenadogtoprotecther。”
BondSaxonhadbeenahugefellowinhisbestdays，andnowhesummonedallthepowersnaturehadlefttohim。
"TomGresh，"hecried，"inmyinfernalweaknessyoumademeadrunkenbeast，whotookthelifeofaninnocentmanyouwantedoutofyourway。
Youthought，youfool，thatshemightcareforyouthen。
I"vecarriedthecurseofthatdeedonmysoulnightandday。
I"llwipeitpartlyawaynowbysavingherlifefromyou。
Sosurelyastonight，tomorrow，oreveryoutrytoharmher，I"llnotshowyouthemercyVicBurleighshowedyouonce。”
Strangeformstheguardianangeltakes!
Henceweentertainitunawares。
OfallLagondaLedge，oldBondSaxon，standingbetweenawomanandtheperilofherlife，lookedleastangelic。
Greshunderstoodhimandturnedfirstinfawningandtemptingtrickerytohisadversary。ButSaxonstoodhisground。
Thentheoutlawragedinfury，notdaringtostrikenow，becauseheknewBond"sstrength。Andstilltheoldmanwasunmoved。
Alifesavedforthelifehehadtakenwassteelinghissoultocourage。
Atlastinthedimlight，Greshstoodmotionlessaminute，thenhestruckhispartingblow。
"Allright，BondSaxon，playprotectorallyouwantto，butit"sashortgameforyou。Thesheriffisoutoftowntonight，buttomorrowafternoonhewillgetbacktoLagondaLedge。
TomorrowafternoonIgowithallmyproofs——Oh，I"vegot"em。
Andyou，BondSaxon，willbebehindthebarsforyourcrime，donenotsomanyyearsago，andyourhonorabledaughter，disgracedforeverbyyou，canshiftforherself。
I"venothingtolose；whyshouldIprotectyou？"
Heleapeddownthebankintotheswiftlyflowingriver，and，swimmingeasilytothefartherside，hedisappearedintheunderbrush。
Thenextafternoon，somebodyrememberedthatBondSaxonhadcrossedthebridgeandplungedintotheoverflowoftheriveraroundthewestend。ButBondhadbeendrunkmuchoflateandnobodyapproachedhimwhenhewasdrunk。
HowcouldLagondaLedgeknowtheagonyoftheoldman"ssoulashesplashedacrosstheWalnutwatersandflounderedupthenarrowglentothecave？
Orhow，forDennie"ssake，hehadbeggedonhiskneesformercythatshouldsavehisdaughter"sname？Orhowharderthanthestoneoftheledges，thatthetricklingwaterthroughslow-draggingcenturieshaswornaway，wasthestonyheartofthecreaturewhodeniedhim？AndonlyVictorBurleighhadpowertopicturethestrugglethatmusthavefollowedinthatcavern，andbeyondthewallintotheblindblackpassagesleadingatlasttothebluffabovetheriver，where，clinchedindeadlycombat，thetwomen，fightingstill，fellheadlongintotheWalnutfloods。
DownattheshallowsProfessorBurgessandDenniehadfoundthewaterstoodeeptoreachtheKickapooCorral，sotheystrolledalongthebluffwatchingtheriverripplingmerrilyinthefalloftheafternoonsunshine。
Andbrightly，too，thesunshinefellonDennieSaxon"sripplinghair，recallingtoVincentBurgess"memorythewoodlandcampfireandtheoldlegendtoldintheOctobertwilightandtheflickeringflameslightingDennie"sfaceandthewavyfoldsofhersunnyhair。
Butevenasheremembered，acryupstreamcamefaintly，onceandnomore，while，grapplingstill，twoformswerebornedownbytheswiftcurrenttothebendabovethewhirlpool。
DennieandVincentsprangtotheveryedgeofthebluff，powerlesstosave，asTomGreshandBondSaxonweresweptaroundthecurvebelowtheCorral。Acrosstheshallowstheystruggledforafooting，buttheundertowcarriedthemontowardthefatalpool。
AshriekfromthebankcametoBondSaxon"sears，andhelookedupandsawthetworeachingoutvainhandstohim。
"Youroath，Vincent；youroath!"hecriedinagonizingtones。
ThenVincentBurgessputonearmaboutDennieSaxonanddrewherclosetohimandlifteduphisrighthandhighabovehimintokentothedrowningmanofhispromise，underheaven，tokeepthatoathforever。
Alookofjoysweptovertheoldfaceinthewater，hisstrugglingceased，andoncemoretributewaspaidtothegrimChieftainofLagonda"sPool——
Theysaidabouttownthenextdaythatitwasthepeacefulestfaceeverseenbelowacoffinlid。And，rememberingonlyhismanyactsofneighborlykindness，theyforgaveandforgothisweaknesses，whiletothefewwhoknewhislife-tragedycametheassuringhopethattheforgivingmercyofmanisbutatypeoftheboundlessmercyofaforgivingGod。
CHAPTERXV
THEMASTERY
_AndonlytheMastershallpraiseus，andonlytheMastershallblame，Andnooneshallworkformoney，andnooneshallworkforfame，Buteachforthejoyofworking，andeach，inhisseparatestar，ShalldrawtheThingasheseesItfortheGodofThingsasTheyAre_——
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JUNEtimeintheWalnutValley，andcommencementtimeatSunriseonthelimestoneridge!Norpennorbrushcanshowthegloryoftheradiantprairies，andthedeepblueofthe"unscarredheavens，"andthebrightgleamsfromripplingwaters。
AndattheendofaperfectdaycomesthesilverygrandeurofamoonlitJunenight。
Itwaslateafternoonofthedaybeforecommencement。
VictorBurleighstoodonthestonewherefouryearsagothebullsnakehadstretcheditselfinthelazysunshine。OnlyonemoredayatSunriseforhim，andthelittleheartache，unlikeanyothersorrowalifecaneverknow，washis，ashestoodthere。
Inthefouryears"battlehehadcomeoffconqueroruntilthesymbolabovethedoorwaynolongerheldanymysteryforhim。
Hischaracterandculturenowmatchedhisvoice。Beforehimwashigherlearning，anunder-professorshipatHarvard，andlateronthepulpitforhislifework。Butnowtheheartacheofpartingwashis，andadeeperpainthanbreakingschooltieswashisalso。
Ayearofjollygoodfellowshipwasending，ahappyyear，withElinorhismostfrequentcompanion。AndofteninthisyearhehadwonderedatLloydFenneben"sharshjudgmentofher。
Fondnessofluxuryseemedforeigntoher，andwomanlybeautyofcharactermadeheralways"Norriethebeloved。”
ButVictorwastruetoFenneben"sdemandsandwillingtotrytolivethroughtheyearsafter，ifoneyearofhappyassociationcouldbehisnow。WhateverclaimsBurgessmightassertlater，hecouldnottakefromanothertheclaimtohappymemories。
But，today，therewasthedullsteadyheartachethatheknewhadcometostay。
PresentlyElinorjoinedhim。
"MayIcomedowntonightforagoodbystroll，Elinor？There"safullmoonandaftertomorrowtherearetobenomoremoons，norstars，norsuns，norlands，norseas，norprincipalities，norpowersforusatSunrise。”
"Iwishyouwouldcome，Victor，"Elinorsaid。"Comeearly。
There"sacrowdgoingoutsomewhere，andwecanjointheranksofthegreatungraduatedforthelasttime。”
"Elinor，I"mnothuntingacrowdtonight，"Vicsaidinalowvoice。
"Well，come，anyway，andwe"llhuntthesolitude，ifwecan"thuntanyothergame。”Andtheystrolledhomewardtogether。
IntheearlyeveningLloydFennebenandElinorsatontheverandawatchingthesunsetthroughthetreesbeyondtheriver。
"YouaretograduatefromSunrisetomorrow，"Dr。Fennebenwassaying。
"ForaWreamthatistherealbeginningoflife。Ihaveyourbusinessmattersentrustedtome，readytocloseupassoonasyouare`legallygraduated"
accordingtomybrother"swishes，butyoumayaswellknowthemnow。”
Hepaused，andElinor，thinkingofthemoonlight，maybe，waitedinpeacefulsilence。
"Norrie，whenIfinishedattheuniversitymybrotherputasmallfortuneintomyhandsandbademegoWestandbuildanewHarvard。Youknowourfamilyholdthatthatistheonlylegitimateuseformoney。”
Norriesmiledassent。
"Ididnotaskwhosemoneyitwas，formybrotherhandledmanybequests，andIwasapoorbusinessmanthen。
IcameandinvesteditatlastinSunrise-by-the-Walnut。Thatwasyourmother"smoney，givenbyyourfathertoJoshua，whogaveittome。Joshuadidnottellme，andIsupposedsomegood，oldBostonphilanthropisthadboughtanindulgenceforhisignorantsoulbyendowingthisthingsofreely。
IfounditoutonJoshua"sdeathbed，andonlytopacifyhimwouldIconsenttokeepituntilnow。Henceforth，itmustbeyours。
ThatiswhyIaskedyouayearagotojustbeacollegegirlanddropallthoughtaboutmarrying。Iwantedyoutocomeintopossessionofyourownpropertybeforeyouboundyourselfbyanybondsyoucouldnotbreak。”
Elinorsatsilentforawhile，herdarkeyesseeingonlythelowgoldensunset。SheunderstoodnowwhathadgroovedthatlineofcareinLloydFenneben"sfacewhenhecamehomefromtheEast。Buthehadconquered，aye，hehadwonthemastery。
"AndyouandSunrise？"sheaskedatlength。，"IcansellthecollegesiteandbuildingstothisnewmanufactorycominghereinAugust。Addedtothis，Ihaveacquiredsufficientfundsofmyowntopayyoutheentireamountandagoodrateofinterestwithit。
Mygriefisthatforalltheseyears，Ihavekeptyououtofyourown。”
Elinorroseup，whiteandcold，andputherhandonheruncle"shand。
"Letmethinkalittle，UncleLloyd。Itisnoteasytorealizeone"sfortuneinaminute。”Thenshelefthim。
"Itmakeslittledifferencewhatpassionpossessesaman"ssoul，ifitpossesseshimhewillwronghisfellowmen，"Fennebensaidtohimself。
"InJoshuaWream"scravingtoendowcollegeclaimsherobbedthisgirlofherinheritanceandsenthertome，tellingmeshewasshallow-mindedandwhollygiventoaloveofluxuries，thatImightnotseehisplans；whileNorrie，neverknowing，hasprovedoverandoverhowfalsethesechargeswere。
Andatlast，tostillhisnoisyconscience，hewouldmarryher，willingorunwilling，toVincentBurgess。Butwithallthis，hislasthourswerefullofsorrowfulconfession。
WhatdotheseMasters"Degreesmybrotherboreavailamanifhehavenotthemasterywithin？Meanwhile，mylaborsheremustend。”
Lonelyandcrushed，withhislifeworktakenfromhim，hesatandfacedthesunset。Presently，hesawElinorandVictorBurleighstrollingawayinthesofteveninglight。
Atthecorner，Elinorturnedandwavedagood-bytohim。
Thenthememoryofhisowncommencementdaycamebacktohim，andofthehappynightbefore。Oh，thatnightbefore!
Canamaneverforget!Andnow，tonight!
"DonFonnybone，"BugBulerpiped，ashecametrudgingaroundthecorner。
"Iwanttoconfessing。”
HecametoFenneben"ssideandlookedupconfidentlyinhisface。
"Well，confessing。I"vejustfinisheddoingthatmyself，"Fennebensaid。
"Ididabad，longago。Iwanttogoandconfessing。
Willyougowithme？"
"Whereshallwegotobeshriven，Bug？
"ToPigeonPlace，"Bugresponded。"ThePigeonwomanistherenow。
Isawhercoming，andImustgorightawayandconfessing。”
"I"llgowithyou，Bug。Iwanttoseethatwoman，anyhow，"Fennebensaid。
AndthetwowentawayintheearlytwilightofthisrareJuneevening。
OutatPigeonPlace，whenDr。FennebenandlittleBugwalkedupthegrassywaytothevine-coveredporchinthemistytwilight，Mrs。Mariansatintheshadow，unawareoftheircominguntiltheystoodbeforeher。
LloydFennebenliftedhishat，andlittleBugimitatedhim。
"Ibegyourpardon，Mrs。Marian。Thislittleboywantedtotellyouofsomethingthatwastroublinghim。Ithinkhetrespassedonyourpropertyunknowingly。”
Thegray-hairedwomanstoodmotionlessintheshadowstill。
Herfairfacelesshaggardthanofyore，asifsomedreadhadleftit，andonlylonelinessremained。
"Iwashere，andyouwasaway，andIpeekedinthewindow。
ItwasrudeandIneverdidseeyoutotellyou，andI"msorryandI
won"tfor——neverdoitagain。Dennietoldmetocometonight，andbringDonFonnybone。”Bughadhispartwellinhand。
Evenasshesmiledathim，Dr。Fennebennoticedhowherhandonthelatticeshook。
"AndIwanttothankyou，Mrs。Marian，foryourbraveryandgoodnessonthenightIwasassaultedhere。”
Fennebenwasagentlemantothecoreandhiscourtesywascharming。
"Imeanttofindyoulongago，butmybrother"sdeath，withmyownlongillness，andyourabsence，andmymanyduties——"
Hepausedwithasmile。
"Oh，Lloyd，Lloyd，onaneveninglikethis，whydoyoucomehere？"
Thewomanstoodinthelightnow，atragicfigureofsorrow。
Andshewasnotyetforty。
Dr。Fennebencaughthisbreathandthelightseemedtogooutbeforehim。
"Marian，oh，Marian!Afteralltheseyears，doIfindyouhere？
Theysaidyouweredead。”Hecaughtherinhisarmsandheldherclosetohisbreast。
"LotsoffolksspoonsroundtheSaxonHouse，soIwentawayandlef"em，"BugexplainedtoViconceafterward。
AndthataccountedforlittleBugsittinglonelyontheflatstonebythebendintheriverwhereDennieandBurgessfoundhimlater。
"Soyouhavestoodbetweenmeandthatassassinalltheseyears，evenwhentheliesagainstmemadeyoudoubtmylove。Oh，Marian，thestrengthofawoman"sheart!"Fennebendeclared，as，sidebyside，blackhairandthegrayneartogether，theselong-separatedloversrebuilttheirworld。
"Andthislittlechildbroughtyouhereatlast。
`Alittlechildshallleadthem，""thewomanmurmured。
"Yes，BugisagiftofGod。”LloydFennebenwasbendingoverher。
"HeisVictorBurleigh"snephew，whofoundhiminadesertedplace——"
AshriekcuttheeveningairandshewhohadbeenknownasMrs。MarianlayinafaintatFenneben"sfeet。
"Tellme，Marian，whatthismeans。”
LloydFennebenhadrestoredhertoconsciousnessandshewasresting，whiteandtrembling，inhisarms。
"MylittleBug，mybaby，Burgess!"shesobbed。"BondSaxon，inadrunkenfit，killedhisfather。ThenTomGreshcarriedhimawaytosavehimfromBond，too，soTomdeclared，butIdidnotbelievehim。Bondneverharmedalittlechild。
TomsaidhemeantnoharmandthatBugwasstolenfromwherehehadlefthim。Itwasthenthatmyhairturnedwhite。
Tomtriedonce，ayearagoinDecember，tomakemebelievehecouldbringBugbacktomeifIwouldcareforhim——
forthatwickedmurderer!Oh，Lloyd!"
ShenestledcloseinDr。Fenneben"sprotectingarms，andshiveredatthethought。
"AndyounamedhimBurgessforyourownname。DoesVincentknow？"
Fennebenquestioned，tenderlysmoothingthewhitehairasNorriehadsooftensmoothedhisown。
"IsthisVincentmyownbrother？Willhereallyownmeashissister？
I"vetriedtomeethimmanytimes。Ilefthispictureonmytablethathemightseeitifheshouldevercome。Myfatherseparatedusyearsago。
AfterwecameWesthesentmejustoneletterinwhichhesaidVincentwouldneverspeaktomenorclaimmeashissisteragain。Abrother——
alover——andmybabyboy!"
Andthelonelywoman，overcomewithjoy，satwhiteandstillbeneaththewhitemoonbeams。
Joydoesnotkillanymorethansorrow。VincentBurgessandDennieSaxon，whocamejustattherighttime，toldhowtheyhadwaitedwithBugattheslabofstonebythebendintheriveruntiltheyshouldbeneeded。
"ItwasDenniewhoplanneditall，"Vincentsaid，"anddidnotevenletmeknow。Bugtoldhermypicturewasonthetableinthere。
Butsolongasherfatherlived，shekepthercounsel。”
"ItriedfouryearsagotogetDr。Fennebentocomeouthere，"Denniesaid。
AndtheDeanrememberedtheautumnholidayandDennie"ssolicitudeforanunknownwoman。
Butthejoyofthisnight，crowningallotherjoysintheWalnutValley，wasinthatsacredmomentwhenBugBulerwalkedslowlyuptoMarianBurleigh，sistertoVincentBurgess，lostloveofLloydFenneben"syouth——slowly，andwithbigbrowneyesglowingwithastrangenewlovelight，and，puttingupbothhischubbyhandstohercheeks，hemurmuredsoftly:
"Isyoumyownmother？Then，I"llloveyoufornever。”
Meantime，onthislastmoonlitJunenight，ElinorandVicwerestrollingdownthenewsouthcementwalk，afavoriteplacefortheyoungpeoplenow。
Atthefartherend，Vicsaid:
"Norrie，let"sgodownacrosstheshallowstothewestbluffagain。
Canyouclimbit，orshallwejointhecrowddownintheKickapooCorral？"
"Icanclimbwhereyoucan，Victor，"Elinordeclared。
"Denniewillneverwanttocomehereagain。PoorDennie!"
VicwashelpingElinoracrosstheshallowsashespoke。
UpintheCorralahappycrowdofyoungpeoplewerefinishingtheirlast"picnicspread"fortheyear。Belowtheshallowsthewhirlpoolwasglisteningalltreacherouslysmoothandlevelunderthemoonbeams。
"Why`poorDennie，"Victor？Herfatherhadnothingmoreforhim，here，exceptdisgrace。Thetributepaidhimathisfuneralwouldhavebeenforeverwithheld，ifhehadlivedadaylonger，andhediedsureofDennie"sfuture。”
Elinorspokegently。
"Whotoldyouallthis，Elinor？"Victorasked。
"ProfessorBurgess，whenheshowedmethediamondringDennieistoweartomorrow。”
"Dennie，adiamond!I"mgladforDennie。Diamondsarefinetohave，"Vicdeclared。
Theyhadclimbedtothetopofthewestbluff。Thesilveryprairieandsilverriverandmist-wreathedvalley，andoverhead，theclear，calmsky，wherethemoonsailedinmagnificentgrandeur，wereasettingtomaketheeveningaperfectone。AndinthissettingwasElinor，herselfthejewel，beautiful，winsome，womanly。
"Ihavesomegoodnews。”Sheturnedtotheyoungmanbesideher。
"YouknowtheWreamshavemadealifebusinessofendowingcolleges。
Well，IamaWreambyblood，andtomorrow，oh，Victor，tomorrow，I，too，havetheopportunityofalifetime。I"mgoingtoendowSunrise。”
Helookedatherinamazement。
"Oh，it"sclearenough，"sheexclaimed。"ItwasmymoneythatbuiltSunrise。Itshallstayhere，andDr。LloydFenneben，DeanofSunrise，andacting-DeanVincentBurgess，A。B。，ProfessorofGreek，andVictorBurleigh，Valedictorian，whogoesEasttoaprofessorshipinHarvard，andtotheministryofthegospellateron——
allyoumightymenofvalorwillknowhowlittleNorrieWreamcaresformoney，exceptasitcanmaketheworldbetterandhappier。
Ihaven"tlivedinLloydFenneben"shomethesefouryearswithoutlearningsomethingofwhatisrequiredforaMaster"sDegree。”
"Norrie!"Allthemusicofasoulpouredintothemusicofthedeepvoice。
"Victor!Thereisnosacrificeinit。Iwishtherewere，thatImightwearthehonorsyouwearsomodestly。”
"I，Elinor？"
"Iknowthewholestory。Dennietoldmewhenyouhadthatawfulfight，andTrenchietoldmelongago，thatyouthoughtImusthavemoneytomakemehappy。WhyI，morethanDennie，oryou，whogaveBughisclaim？"
ElinorputupherhandstoVictor，whotookthembothinhis，ashedrewhertohimandkissedhersweetredlips。
AndtherewasanewheavenandanewearthcreatedthatnightinthesoftsilverymoonlightoftheWalnutValley。
"I"dratherbeherewithyouthanovertheriverwithanybodyelse。
Ifeelsaferhere，"shemurmured，rememberingwhentheyhadstriveninthedarknessandthestormtoreachthisveryheight。
ButVictorBurleighcouldnotspeak。Themasteryforwhichhehadstrivenseemedtobringmeedofrewardtoogreatforhimtograspwithwords。
THEPARTING……_ThereisneitherEastnorWest，Border，norBreed，norBirth，Whentwostrongmenstandfacetoface，tho"theycomefromtheendsoftheearth!_——
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COMMENCEMENTdayatSunrisewasjustonegoldenKansasJuneday，whenTheheartissofullthatadropoverfillsit。
VictorBurleigh，lateofaclaimoutbeyondtheWalnut，Professor-to-beinHarvardUniversity，andVincentBurgess，acting-DeanofSunrise，onlyadegreelessbelovedthanDeanFennebenhimself，metonthemorningofcommencementdayatthecampusgate，onetogototheEast，theothertostayintheWest。Sidebysidetheywalkedupthelongavenuetothefootoftheslope，togethertheyclimbedthebroadflightofstepsleadinguptotheimposingdoorwayofSunrisewiththebigletterScarvedinreliefaboveit。AndafterpausingamomenttotakeinthematchlesswonderofthelandscapeoverwhicholdSunrisekeepswatch，thecollegeportalswungopenandthetwoenteredatthesametime。
Insidethedoorway，underthehalooflightfromthestainedglassdomewithitsKansasmotto，wroughtindaintycoloring。ElinorWream，nieceoftheDeanofSunrise，andDennieSaxon，oldBondSaxon"sdaughter，whohadearnedhercollegetuition，stoodsidebyside，awaitingthem。
Andbeyondthese，ontherotundastairs，Dr。LloydFennebenwaslookingdownatthefourwithkeenblackeyes。BesidehimonthebroadstairwaywasMarianBurgessBurleigh，thewhite-haired，young-facedwomanofPigeonPlace，andBugBuler——everybody"schild。
Thebarriersweredownatlast:thevalueofcommonlife，thepowerofStrifeandSacrificeandService，thejoyofSupremacy，theconflictofrichredbloodwiththethinnerblue，theforceofcultureagainstmerephysicalstrength，thepowerofcharacteroverwealth——thesethingshadbeenwroughtoutunderthegraciousinfluenceofDr。LloydFennebeninSunrise-by-the-Walnut。
"Comeup，comeup；thereisroomuphere，"theDeancalledtothegroupintherotunda。"There"sanA。B。forallwhohaveconqueredtheCourseofStudy，andaMaster"sDegreeforeveryonewhohasconqueredhimself。”
ThecommonlevelsoimpossibleonaSeptemberdayfouryearsago，camenowtotwostrongmenwhenthecommencementexerciseswereended，andSunrisebecametotheoutgoingclassonlyahallowedmemory。
Thehourishighnoon，thegood-bysaregiven，andfromthecrestofthelimestoneridgetheringingchorus，ledbygoodoldTrench，soundsfarandfarawayalongtheWalnutValley:
RahforFunnybone!
RahforFunnybone!
RahforFunnybone!
_Rah!_RAWRAH!!!