it was a time when i was still naive and aspiring , and i told them where to go in no uncertain terms , as im sure did the vast majority of my fellow citizens , witness the expressions of dejection on the same two faces when i bumped into them again only two weeks later : elder mcvies wide , innocent face had broken out in a multitude of angry-looking spots , and elder simpson looked as though he was regretting ever leaving the west coast for this hostile enclave in the east .