ell—you knoleman—s—this here------’

        Mr. Singer.’

        And    stood looking around to see    . And Mr. B-B-Blount seen o talk and ed old    been staying here.’

        Biff bo pattern.    for a minute.

        "to pile in e. illie    to treet hey all e now.

        t him.’

        A dozen onlookers and a poli all tried to croo taurant. Outside a couple of     he ordinary happened.

        No use creating any more disturbaed the drunk.

        t of t as .’

        t tled ttle croo treet again. turo Biff: Somebody said aying h you.’

        No. But    as well be, Biff said.

        ao take h me?’

        Biff sidered.    get into any more trouble tonight.

        Of course I t be responsible—but I this will calm him down.’

        O.K. Ill drop ba again before I knock off.’

        Biff, Singer, and Jake Blount    alone. For t time since    in, Biff turention to

        t seemed t Blount    able emple.    ed out of ely collapsed. te sat at table across from aking it all in h his gray eyes.

        t Blount        rembling. tears began to roll do t e and raised -to-do? expression. Singer cocked his head on one side.

        Biff ion. ill trying to decide urned over to e.

        // you ot to go    some soup and coffee would be good for him.

        ith relief Biff nodded vigorously.

        On table es of t evening meal, t. But Blou.    take     part of ed to one diser t Blount just sat h and shook his head.

        Biff enunciated slo te could see. tters------ ionally.

        team from t floating up into Blounts face, and after a little    of . ill trembled and e.

        Biff    in nearly every person

        t kept always guarded.

        ite    t of o keep tender nipples beginning to e out on . it    h himself？

        Lingeringly Biff turle finger. Any . Not. Any more. A s into    moved nervously to up from table. Funny to spot it in othough.

        t to . eetered    o be brooding on sometion    out tcase from beer and explaio te about it. Singer looked as t be surprised at anything.

        Biff    o trance. Buck up and keep your nose , o Blount.

        t sky o ligurn a deep blue    a fears. treet y, silent, almost cool. Singer carried tcase    ed Blount. o Biff and tarted off togetood cer te straigumbling Blount o ed for a moment and exami dept fasated and oppressed    bato ted restaurant.

        ood beer, and racted and ried to recall t .    ed to explain someto s in tedious detail and ill puzzled.

        times as a sudden spurt of

        ers began to e in. t acked some of tables and mopped at to go copping to play for a wrokes and eadily.

        till not eet to start a neress ion, for eaco be aloual distrust bet a gave everyone a feeling of estra.

        treet he dawn.

        ts inct.    last t ss of treet, Biff gave t survey and    upstairs.

        Noisily tled tered so t Alice urbed. Mot a night!’

        Alice aion. S and stretc m sun, and a pair of silk stogs he window-shade.

        Is t drunk fool still airs? she demanded.

        Biff took off    and examio see if it were    enougo be wain. Go down and see for yourself.

        I told you nobody will .’

        Sleepily Alice reacled tissue pages of til sain passage and began reading, pronoung tration. It    of he sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew

        ing a    into they were fishers.

        And Jesus said unto t;e ye after me, and I o bee fis; And straigs, and folloo to udied aloud. ened.    ..

        and in t , aed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

        And Simon and t er him.

        And ; ‘

        S tly inside ried to separate tual ed to remember to read it     about bis giving up churd religion.

        today is about to ion. A is, "All men seek for t; ‘

        Abruptly Biff roused ation and turned on ter spigot at full force. ripped off    and began to —and about t into ts.

        Biff stood by ting impatiently for Alice to get up.

        From t t. Alice ill lay lazily across t ing. A calm, sullen anger rose in terness: If you like I    sit a I wis me sleep now.’

        Alice began dressing ly s in all possible ting top one on ttom, and turning them over and upside down.
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