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MyNewRoommateItwasmyfirstdayattheinstitute.Igotintothebuildingwhere1wasgoingtolive.Myeyessearchedcarefullyfromthedoorofonebedroomtothatofanotherformynamewhichoughttohavebeenpastedonthedoorofoneofthesebedrooms.AtlastIfoundit.OnsteppingintothebedroomIfoundtherewasalreadyinitastudentwhowasmakinghisbed.
Havingexchangedwithmeafewwordsofgreetings,heresumedhisarrangementofbeddingandnolongerpaidanyattentiontome.“Whatastuck-upfellow.”Ithoughtandbegantosurveytheroom.Itlookedquitesimilartoanyotherbedroominthebuilding.Eventhefurnitureinallbedroomswasuniform.Itseemedmybedroomhadalreadybeenthoroughlycleanedbymynewroommate.
Hewasthin,shortanddark-skinned.Hishairlookedlikeabundleofstraw.Hisdirtyclothesandlusterlesseyesclearlyindicatedthathehadhadalongjourney.Hisclothesweremadeofcheapcloth.Hiscoatwastooshort,andthelegsofhistrousersweretooloose.Heworeapairofunfashionablerubbershoes.Thushedidnotlooklikeasmartfreshmanata11.“Ayokel,”Iconcluded.
Thesecondtimehespoke,hisaccenttoldmethathewasfromthesouth.“MayIhelpyougetyourluggagefromtheoffice?”
IdidnotdeclinehishelpbecauseIreallyneededit.Hewasquickin
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movement.Hewalkedoutoftheroomandwassoonfaraheadofmeinthecorridor.“Agoodguy,”Isaidtomyself.“Iwillmakefriendswithhim.”Ihurriedandcaughtupwithhim.
MyEnglishTeacherIlikemostofmyteachersincollege.Theywere,forthemostpart,friendlyandcompetent,willingtohelpstudents.Ilikedthem—butIdon’trememberthemverywell,exceptforMr.Jones,myfreshmanEnglishteacher.Hewasanenthusiastic,sensitiveman,whoknewhissubjectandwasdeterminedthatwewouldlearnitandloveit,too.
Mr.Joneswasatall,slendermaninhismid-fortieswithgray,thinninghair.Perchedprecariouslyonhisnose,hisglassesgavehimaseriouslook.Buttheydidn’tremaintherelong,forhewasalwayseithertakingthemoffandpolishingtheirtwopiecesofglassorputtingeitherofthetwoearpiecesinhismouthwhenhewasmeditatingaresponsetosomequestionraisedbyastudent.Whenonhis