The Moth
“So the day after we got there Buck came up with his bright idea. We were in a little hotel on Walnut Street, though in single rooms. There were three things I meant to do: get clean, lock the door on the whole human race, and tell somebody to do something and hear him say: “Yes, sir.” But he came in pretty often, and this time he camped on the edge of my bed, talked about how good it was to have a place to sleep, and pretty soon said: “Jack, I been hearing things about the town. She’s free, wid...e, and careless.”
“Meaning?”
“They got houses.”
“With red lights on them?”
“So how about stepping out? Take ourselves around to one of those places and have ourself a time.”
“... That I would have to think about.”
“You don’t like it?”
“It’s a new one on me. I—don’t know if I like it or not. I’ll have to let it cook a while, see how it hits me.”
“Don’t you ever think about the red lights, Jack?”
“I heard about them. That’s all I can say.”MoreLess
“Meaning?”
“They got houses.”
“With red lights on them?”
“So how about stepping out? Take ourselves around to one of those places and have ourself a time.”
“... That I would have to think about.”
“You don’t like it?”
“It’s a new one on me. I—don’t know if I like it or not. I’ll have to let it cook a while, see how it hits me.”
“Don’t you ever think about the red lights, Jack?”
“I heard about them. That’s all I can say.”MoreLess
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