Random Hearts (1984)
Random Hearts
“"Everything but that," he told them, pointing to two large suitcases and a hanging bag in the corner. As far as he could ascertain, nothing he had packed could be classified as shared. Inside were a few favorite books: The Collected Stories of Ernest Hemingway and some of Simenon's Maigrets. Lily had detested Hemingway and had thought Maigret boring. He had mounted a spirited defense, he remembered.
As they carried the items out of the apartment, the younger of the men, perhaps prompted by a fi...t of conscience, approached him. The other man was struggling down the hallway with one of the heavy upholstered chairs on his back.
"That stuff's not junk," he said. "You could sell it." "It's junk to me." "He's gonna sell it anyway. And you're payin' for haulin' on top of it." "Once it's out of here, it doesn't exist for me," he said. The perplexed man scratched his head. Sometimes pragmatism had nothing to do with economics. As the apartment emptied, Edward began to feel better, as if pus had been drawn from a boil.MoreLess
As they carried the items out of the apartment, the younger of the men, perhaps prompted by a fi...t of conscience, approached him. The other man was struggling down the hallway with one of the heavy upholstered chairs on his back.
"That stuff's not junk," he said. "You could sell it." "It's junk to me." "He's gonna sell it anyway. And you're payin' for haulin' on top of it." "Once it's out of here, it doesn't exist for me," he said. The perplexed man scratched his head. Sometimes pragmatism had nothing to do with economics. As the apartment emptied, Edward began to feel better, as if pus had been drawn from a boil.MoreLess
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