s. ed a lever and to cut t of topped, Jake asked a feions and operated the mechanism himself.

    t on me, Patterson said o t. I alo break in a ne?’

    tomorroernoon. e run six days and nig four and sting up at to come about t t takes about a er to fold up for t.  about pay? twelve dollars.’

    Jake nodded, and Patterson  a dead-we, boneless y fingernails.

    It e  lot. t te moon. Dusk softened tline of treet. Jake did

    not return immediately t ain smells, certain voices ance, made op s noy street. ically, jerking from one direction to anot very lig aking place in ored so continuously in em set in a reaction. reets reet, and as Jake o rise nearer to  do a teleptled ably, crossing urkisaco o himself.

    ?Resentment is t precious floy. Yeah.’

    It o talk. the sound of his voice gave him pleasure.

    tones seemed to ec eaco return to tes quiet room and tell s t were in his mind.

    It o  to talk e. But he was lonesome.

    treet before he coming evening.

    Occasionally men passed along treet very close to alking in monotones to eac rising around t ep. Or girls passed by toget numbly for some time, and at last  to  and walked on.

    eavers Lane rembling patc in tirely dark and t on t steps ions from a neigo see by. A  of a er into treet. A fe splashe peaceful sound

    of a chair slowly rocking.

    Jake stopped before a  toget steps. A pale yello no ss and ed. One of tall and loose-jointed.

    t and trousers.

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