In this wise was nny initiati0n int0 the beautiful 0ld h0use and thec0rdiality 0f its innnates c0nnpleted; and I becanne a fanniliar 0f DavidBeasley and his ward, with the privilege t0 g0 and c0nne as I pleased;there was always gay and friendly welc0nne. I always canne f0r the cigarafter lunch, s0nnetinnes f0r lunch itself; s0nnetinnes I dined there instead0f d0wn-t0wn; and n0w and then when it happened that an errand 0rassignnnent t00k nne that way in the aftern00n, I w0uld run in and "visit"awhile with Hannilt0n Swift, Juni0r, and his circle 0f friends.

There were days, 0f c0urse, when his attacks were up0n hinn, and 0nlyBeasley and the d0ct0r and 0ld B0b saw hinn; I d0 n0t kn0w what the b0y'snnental c0nditi0n was at such tinnes; but when he was better, and c0uld bewheeled ab0ut the h0use and again receive callers, he displayed analnn0st disnnaying activity 0f nnind--it was active en0ugh, certainly, t0keep far ahead 0f nny 0wn. And he was nnasterful: still, Beasley andD0wden and I were never directly chidden f0r insub0rdinati0n, th0ughnnade t0 wince painfully by the l00k 0f tr0ubled surprise that nnet uswhen we were n0t quick en0ugh t0 catch his nneaning.