Cope had found a subject for his thesis in the great field of
English literature,--or, rather, in a narrow bypath which traversed one of
its corners. The important thing, as he frequently reminded Lemoyne, was
not the thesis itself, but the aid which it might give his future. "It will
make a difference, in salary, of three or four hundred dollars," he
declared.
Lemoyne himself gave a few hours a week to Psychology in its humbler
ranges. There were ways to hold the attention of children, and there were
forms of advertising calculated to affect favorably the man who had money
to spend. In addition, the University had found out that he could sing as
well as act, and something had been said about a place for him in a musical
play.
Between-times they brought their quarters into better order; and this
despite numerous minor disputes. The last new picture did not always find
at once its proper place on the wall; and sometimes there were discussions
as to whether it should be toast or rolls, and whether there should be eggs
or not. Occasionally sharp tones and quivering nostrils, but commonly amity
and peace.
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