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Average Jones had come by his nickname inevitably. His parents had foredoomed him to it when they furnished him with the initials A. V. R. E. as preface to his birthright of J for Jones. His character apparently justified the chance concomitance. He was, so to speak, a composite photograph of any thousand well-conditioned, clean-living Americans between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. Happily, his otherwise commonplace face was relieved by the one unfailing characteristic of composite photographs, large, deep-set and thoughtful eyes. Otherwise he would have passed in any crowd, and nobody would have noticed him pass. Now, at twenty-seven, he looked back over the five years since his graduation from college and wondered what he had done with them; and why he had not in some manner justified the parting words of his favorite professor. "You have one rare faculty, Jones. You can, when you choose, sharpen the pencil of your mind to a very fine point. Specialize.
Product Details:
- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 14, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1477663509
- ISBN-13: 978-1477663509
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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