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maples were still in their places, and so were | maples were still in their places, and so were | ||
the deans & the President. | the deans & the President. There were a good | ||
many celebrated persons on the various faculties | many celebrated persons on the various faculties | ||
and among the students there | and among the [[rank and file of]] students there | ||
seemed to be a good bit of talent and self assurance. | seemed to be a good bit of [[crossed out: real]] talent and [[^self assurance.]] [[crossed out: ability]] | ||
I had no | [[crossed out: more than enough to]] I had no assurance and | ||
was aware of no talents; moreover, I was ashamed | was aware of no talents; moreover, I was ashamed | ||
of my sheltered life and I rapidly developed an | of my sheltered life and [[crossed out: I]] rapidly developed an | ||
exaggerated respect for the classmates whom I | exaggerated respect for the classmates whom I | ||
fancied to be less privileged than I, and longed | fancied to be less privileged than I, and longed | ||
to have been born in the | to have been born in the gutter which I thought | ||
of as the cradle of all that was real and authentic. | of as the cradle of all that was real and authentic. | ||
Fortunately, the professor who gave courses | Fortunately, the professor who gave [[crossed out: the]] courses | ||
in novel writing at that time did | in [[crossed out: advanced English composition]] novel writing at that time did | ||
not think of localizing | not think of localizing reality in one quarter of the | ||
city rather than in another, or of associating literary | city rather than in another, or of [[^associating]] equating literary | ||
vitality with [ | vitality [[^either]] with [[crossed out: lack of either education or gutters]] barely through or with finagling | ||
They simply read the students contributions | They simply read the students' contributions | ||
aloud to the class, asked for comment and | aloud to the class, asked for comment and | ||
offered tough and useful criticism. It all | offered [[crossed out: encouraging]] tough and useful criticism. It all | ||
turned out to be great fun and I learned a | turned out to be great fun and I learned a | ||
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