Or maybe around .’

        "t ime to be living, Biff agreed.

        Blount s self-sciously. o leave. Biff    to detain ell me—o tion    been a politie and ed    it was queer his.

        Its trut know.’

        tood quietly for a moment, boter.

        t dinner order, a Long Island duck special, o tore. turned ween a church sermon and a swing band.

        Blount leaned over suddenly and smelled Biffs face.

        Perfume?’

        Sion, Biff said posedly.

        keep Blount loo go.

        er. It his.

        ed to dra out pletely so t aaiions ing    Blount alk—only to te. It    peculiar thing.

        "t said. See you later.’

        So long.’

        Biff c o t. took up ties before ed on trimmings    to attract ers. It looked bad. Rigy.

        to tu t.ake tuff out of the window.

        And bri red pottery bo.’

        s    last tion pleased ed tcalk ed ts and s     for tter. Alice always had

        do. . s scum of food bits at ttom. e do day. o leave tcake and by ter again.

        Lucile and Baby came for Sunday ditle Md    so good noill on or said it could not e off until    monthe yellow curls made her head look naked.

        Say o Uncle Biff, ed.

        Baby bridled fretfully. o Unca Biff hon, she gassed.

        S up a struggle o take off . No be saying. "You got to take it off or youll catc again.. No behave yourself.’

        Biff took tuation in     its set in truggle raig so t t ied o just t sted Baby on tle be some straoday, he said.

        Barty good mother.’

        ts a pliment’

        e just been to Sunday Sche Bible you learned for your Uncle Biff.’

        ted. Jesus , she said finally.

        t s in t sound like a terrible thing.

        ant to see Louis? Biff asked. .’

        I wanna see illie. I wanna he harp.’

        "N yourself, Lucile said im-patiently. You kno illies not here.

        illie    off to tentiary.’

        But Louis, Biff said. oo. Go tell o get tune.’

        Baby    toche floor.

        Lucile laid    oears in     and ty t d smart. But if a d ugly t expeyt Im trying to get at is t Baby is so s bandage on    it just seems like it makes    time. S practice ion—s do a t t manage her.’

        If youd quit pig .’

        At last tled t of c up fine, cream of s for Baby. Stle frock.    il tarted. to be on    to keep thly.

        People eating. the food pushed in.

        ? t long ago. Life ter of intake and alimentation and reprodu. the radio.

        tered t, very straigailored Sunday suit.

        Blount follo be t struck    at table, and Blount talked and ate o er for a fees. t out iced again t toget made ion himself.

        could it be? te moron imes on to iced to t imes    te to    suc tzing

        eleps. But did it matter after all？

        Biff narroant. t mattered    and Mick made of    of o t e to give ies ted e t? And why？

        A one-armed man came reated o a alking to anyone.

        Sunday dinner le kids    in ten needed. It y and tables    over. Biff    for t four ired. o stand for fourteen or sixteen    notiy effects at all. But no it.

        Or maybe matured    aged—certainly not—yet. t ured. ed and it ht and sharp.

        o one of tresses: take over for me .’

        treet y because of Sunday. t and clear,     close to reet    out of pocket.

        turn bad stay in taurant    four Sundays    see Mick. And t it t    quite rige t Sunday s steps. But time as ly to t tilted t    down over his eyes. Perhaps she would e

        into ter. Often on Sunday after supper s cocoa and stopped for a able fit from t and ser sogs—ed to set o someto give to    only a sundae or some s to eat—but somet o h hardened.

        in    a strange guilt.

        in all men, unreed and    a name.

        Oily    up, ed t into t purse,    . Business agnant. t a single er in the place.

        Business picked up around five. tly o    time sz. s    o be best bet. . Biff iced teetalking to ervieeetio    matter in ten dollars a ailor doreet, and harry was an only child.

        ell, Biff said. Youve been o like it? Sure, sir. Sure I like it.’

        Biff turs see.    time do you get off from sc;t gives you a couple of udy and recreation. to ten. Does t leave you enougime for plenty of sleep?’

        Plenty. I dont need    much.’

        You need about nine and a    ye, son. Pure, wholesome sleep.’

        suddenly embarrassed. Maybe     ao turn aside and t of something.

        ?You go to Vocational?’

        sleeve.

        Lets see. I kno of girls and boys t as t afire. o be a fool. ed to turn and    ood tly.

        Sure, I live rig door to    in s a senior while shes a freshman.’

        Biff stored tioly in o be t over later    o    ers drinking beer and remember    o ask t take your time making crack of w goes on.’

        Biff s airs. t    on ty and cold. acks of able laid ionary, and a mandolin. Because of t o take more teps in any dire. Biff rocked rings of to sing in a doleful voice:II    to the animal fair.

        ts    of the moonas bing his auburn hair.

        rings and t sounds so silen the cold air.

        to adopt a couple of little c ttle girl like Mick (or Baby?) at t age. Round cy smog at te buckskin stle red-velvet coat and cap and muff for er. ttle boy tage on ts and guide to to ions and hem.

        ？

        Biff took up um-ti-tim-ti-tee, ti-tee, ted doll t to time. tie, and Loves Old S Song. t year    kno all time    ara dime. And t er .    at first it seemed everything was gone.

        Lucile alood t-up. S oo. Lucile o get a divorce. And so try t their messes.

        Biff    a p tense in ly to     y-ninto drop by ment    at tists. ed from ttle remembrance—a plate of carts ood s. S    tered. t room eo steps a once    aloitter and soo rolling    minute Lucile came bad undid ter. t buo craood t, burning    all over. t    as bad as took it.

        Later t nig od！

        Biff carted a rollig corated to    ism.    .

        At last    a in to and fro in t did and? Not did ? to know. ? A mean-ing. hy? A riddle.

        Broken pictures lay like a scattered jigsaw puzzle in his head.

        Alice soaping in t turkey on display. Blounts mout -

        fing. tely dark. From t he could hear Louis singing.

        Biff stood up and touco still its rog. side was very warm and brig perraighed back his hair.

        A uro aurant led er. ook in th a glance like a lasso.

        t in teel, artistic display. ued to examiiced eye.    and ily ing. Singer came finally and e    ed only soup and    e.

        i o    poor. Money ime it o pay te room and private nurse. But even t    one bill. By time o a    of t take age. ty dollars and Mister Singer    on te h him.

        Aftero    rent every montead of taxes. ty near as poor as factory folks. Only nobody could look dohem.

        Bill tling plant and made ten dollars a week.

        y parlor fht dollars.

        Etta sold tickets at a movie for five dollars. Eac t five dollars a er Singer, who paid

        very prompt. it t all came to about t to feed tty good a for ts on ture.

        Gee and    get any lunco stop tia saved tovers from to eat after scime tcta sat e in tcd grease and side meat and coffee for breakfast. For supper tever could be spared from to eat in tcimes s hree days.

        But tside room. It o do ries and ter     nig by to ers and a pair of Bills outgros. Exciteme    e box from u on to work.

        In tures sed at t free art class. Saken t of Bills room. Also in t tery books , a box of cs, a rone necklace, a ebooks. Oebook op E. KEEP OUt.

        PRIVAtE—and tied ring.

        Sebook all ter. S studying sigime to spend on music. Mostly sten just little tunes—songs    any    even any bass o t. But even if tunes his book was a real piece

        or a position. t songs io remember. Sorm.’

        S e t like it sounded in her mind.

        So t doo only a fees; ot too mixed up to go furt kno o e music. But maybe after so e tunes fairly quick so put dohe whole musi her mind.

        In January sain very , I Kno    It iful and marvelous song—very slo. At first sarted to e a poem along , but s to fit t    a o r. ted and    once. Music beautiful as to e. Sometes meant a ebook—after sime and every note.

        So trate    many times. o get up and     ttle h a poker and sing Dixie.’

        Somac. Later on—y—s    all of and up on tform in front of to duct tra s or else a red dress spangled oains of tage    and M.K. ed on ter Singer er a fried chi. he would admire her and

        t    friend. Gee o tage. It y or else in a fn try. Famous people    at uro tosi and Admiral Byrd.
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