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him。　For　Jacks　father　it　must　have　been　more　like　the　fate　of　McTeague　the

dentist　at　the　end　of　Frank　Norriss　great　novel：　handcuffed　to　a　dead　man　in

the　wasteland。　Yes；　that　was　better。　Mentally　and　spiritually　dead；　his　mother

had　been　handcuffed　to　his　father　by　matrimony。　Still；　Daddy　had　tried　to　do

right　as　he　dragged　her　rotting　corpse　through　life。　He　had　tried　to　bring　the

four　children　up　to　know　right　from　wrong；　to　understand　discipline；　and　above

all；　to　respect　their　father。

Well；　they　had　been　ingrates；　all　of　them；　himself　included。　And　now　he　was

paying　the　price；　his　own　son　had　turned　out　to　be　an　ingrate；　too。　But　there

was　hope。　He　would　get　out　of　here　somehow。　He　would　chastise　them　both；　and

harshly。　He　would　set　Danny　an　example；　so　that　the　day　might　e　when　Danny

was　grown；　a　day　when　Danny　would　know　what　to　do　better　than　he　himself　had

known。

He　remembered　the　Sunday　dinner　when　his　father　had　caned　his　mother　at　the

table　。。。　how　horrified　he　and　the　others　had　been。　Now　he　could　see　how

necessary　that　bad　been；　how　his　father　had　only　been　feigning　drunkenness；　how

his　wits　had　been　sharp　and　alive　underneath　all　along；　watching　for　the

slightest　sign　of　disrespect。

Jack　crawled　after　the　Triscuits　and　began　to　eat　them　again；　sitting　by　the

door　she　had　so　treacherously　bolted。　He　wondered　exactly　what　his　father　had

seen；　and　how　he　had　caught　her　out　by　his　playacting。　Had　she　been　sneering　at

him　behind　her　hand？　Sticking　her　tongue　out？　Making　obscene　finger　gestures？　Or

only　looking　at　him　insolently　and　arrogantly；　convinced　that　he　was　too

stupidly　drunk　to　see？　Whatever　it　had　been；　he　had　caught　her　at　it；　and　he　had

chastised　her　sharply。　And　now；　twenty　years　later；　he　could　finally　appreciate

Daddys　wisdom。

Of　course　you　could　say　Daddy　had　been　foolish　to　marry　such　a　woman；　to　have

handcuffed　himself　to　that　corpse　in　the　first　place　。。。　and　a　disrespectful

corpse　at　that。　But　when　the　young　marry　in　haste　they　must　repent　in　leisure；

and　perhaps　Daddys　daddy　had　married　the　same　type　of　woman；　so　that

unconsciously　Jacks　daddy　had　also　married　one；　as　Jack　himself　had。　Except

that　his　wife；　instead　of　being　satisfied　with　the　passive　role　of　having

wrecked　one　career　and　crippled　another；　had　opted　for　the　poisonously　active

task　of　trying　to　destroy　his　last　and　best　chance：　to　bee　a　member　of　the

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