from the bellhop to the manager. We waited in the lobby as each hotel official went off in search of his superior to see what could be done.
In the midst of all the confusion—luggage drifting in and piling up all around the lobby,
bellboys hustling back and forth with their little baggage carts,
members who hadn't seen each other in a year, recognizing and greeting each other—
we stood there feeling increasingly embarrassed as Nemur tried to collar officials connected with the International Psychological Association.
Finally, when it became apparent that nothing could be done about it,
he accepted the fact that we would have to spend our first night in Chicago at the Independence.
As it turned out, most of the younger psychologists were staying at the Independence, and that was where the big first-night parties were.
Here, people had heard about the experiment, and most of them knew who I was.
Wherever we went, someone came up and asked my opinions on everything from the effects of the new tax to the latest archaeological discoveries in Finland.
It was challenging, and my storehouse of general knowledge made it easy for me to talk about almost anything.
But after a while I could see that Nemur was annoyed at all the attention I was getting.
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