The Presiden
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IamnotaltogethersympathetictothenewPresident.Heis,certainly,astrangefellow(onlyforty-eightincheshighattheshoulder).Butisstrangenessaloneenough?IspoketoSylvia:"Isstrangenessaloneenough?""Iloveyou,"Sylviasaid.Iregardedherwithmywarmkindeyes."Yourthumb?"Isaid.humbwasafiascooftinycrustedslashes."Pop-topbeercans,"shesaid."Heisastrangefellow,allright.Hehassomemagiccharismawhichmakespeople！！"Shestoppedandbeganagain."Whenthebandbeginstolaunchintohiscampaignsong,StruttinwithSomeBarbecue,IjustIcant"
Thedarkness,strangeness,andcomplexityofthenewPresidenthavetouchedeveryone.Therehasbeenagreatdealoffaintinglately.IsthePresidentatfault?Iwassitting,Iremember,inRowEEatCityCenter;theoperawas"TheGypsyBaron."Sylviawassinginginhergreen-and-bluegypsycostumeinthegypsyencampment.IwasthinkingaboutthePresident.Ishe,Iwondered,rightforthisperiod?Heisastrangefellow,Ithought！！notliketheotherPresidentswevehad.NotlikeGarfield.NotlikeTaft.NotlikeHarding,Hoover,eitheroftheRoosevelts,orWoodrowWilson.ThenInoticedaladysittinginfrontofme,holdingababy.Itappedherontheshoulder."Madam,"Isaid,"yourchildhasIbelievefainted.""Charles!"shecried,rotatingthebabysheadlikeadolls."Charles,whathashappenedtoyou?"ThePresi?dentwassmilinginhisbox.
"ThePresident!"IsaidtoSylviaintheItalianrestaurant.Sheraisedherglassofwarmredwine."Doyouthinkhelikedme?Mysinging?""Helookedpleased,"Isaid."Hewassmiling.""Abril?liantwhirlwindcampaign,Ithought,"Sylviastated."Winningwasbrilliant,"Isaid."HeisthefirstPresidentwevehadfromCityCollege,"Sylviasaid.Awaiterfaintedbehindus."Butisherightfortheperiod?"Iasked."Ourperiodisperhapsnotsochoiceasthepreviousperiod,still！！"
"Hethinksagreatdealaboutdeath,likeallpeoplefromCity,"Sylviasaid."Thedeaththemeloomslargeinhisconsciousness.IveknownagreatmanypeoplefromCity,andthesepeople,withnosignificantexceptions,arehunguponthedeaththeme.Itsanobsession,asitwere."Otherwaiterscarriedthewaiterwhohadfaintedoutintothekitchen.
"Ourperiodwillbecharacterizedinfuturehis?toriesasaperiodoftentativenessandunc
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