aid.

    Singer looked very carefully at iced t before. But a dummy！

    t at table and drank  coffee out of blue cups.

    tened t from  a tin box t contained a loaf of bread, some oranges, and c eat muc sat leaning back in . Jake ate o leave tely and tranded  to scout around for some sort of job in a  room oo peaceful and comfortable to  and walk by

    himself for a while.

    Are te people here? he asked. *You have many friends?’

    Singer ill smiling.  catco t first, and Jake o repeat them. Singer raised his sharp, dark eyebrows and shook his head.

    Find it lonesome?’

    t mig eit silently for a little o leave. imes for ts lodging, moving  o be understood. te only smiled again and scase under te nodded t ook  and e carefully on a pad of paper oward Jake.

    / can put a mattress on tay il you find a place. I am out most of t  be any trouble.

    Jake felt remble efulness.

    But  accept. t a place.’

    As e o a tigy-five cents. t and, s.

    Adios, Jake said. til be back sometime soon.’

    te standing in till in s and teps of tairs urned and waved.

    te o him and closed his door.

    Outside t ood on too dazzled at first by t to see very clearly. A youngun ting on ters of ts sed her eyes.

    y roll of overalls.   to these

    away. Know where I can find a garbage can?’

    ters. Its in the back yard.

    Ill show you.’

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