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rgelookedsharplyathi“dyoutakeoutathatpocket”
“aintathinginpocket,”lenniesaidcleverly
“iknohereaintyougotitinyourhandyougotinyourhandhidinit”
“iaintgotnothin,georgehonest”
“eon,giveithere”
lennieheldhisouse,george”
“ausealiveuse”
“uhuhjusadeaduse,georgeididntkillithonestifounditifounditdead”
“giveithere”saidgeorge
“aehaveit,george”
“giveithere”
lenniesclosedhandsloouseandthreongthebrush“yououse,anyways”
“iuldpetitythualkedalong,”saidlennie
“ieer”
lennielookedstartledandtheninearrassnthidhisfaceagainsthisknees“iforgotagain”
“jesuschrist,”georgesaidresignedly“upnorth”
“upnorth”
“inweed”
“oh,sureireerinweed”
“thatranchtheickets,butyouaintgonnasayaandthereanddontsaynothingifhefindsoutacrazybastardyouare,getnojob,butifheseesyaalk,yagotthat”
“sure,georgesureigotit”
“oknooseetheboss,yougonnado”
“ii”lenniethoughthisfacegreighththought“iaintgonnasaynothinjusgonnastanthere”
“goodboythatssessoyousureforgetit”
lenniedronedtohielfsoftly,“iaintgonnasaynothiniaintgonnasaynothiniaintgonnasaynothin”
“ok,”saidgeorge“anyouaintgonnadonobadthingslikeyoudoneinher”
lennielookedpuzzled“likeidoneinweed”
“oh,soyaforgotthattoo,didyaindya,fearyadoitagain”
alightofunderstandingbrokeonlenniesface“theyrunusoutaphantly
“runusout,hell,”saidgeorgedisgustedly“heydidntcatchus”
lenniegiggledhappily“ididntforgetthat,youbet”
georgelaybaitatedhiraisinghisheadtoseeytailiuldlivesoeasyandybehaveagirl”
forantlennielayquiet,andthenhesaidhopefully,“wegonnah,george”
“ayougotthatbutareason”
thedayedthevalleyaanshoutedsothing,andanotheshoutedbabsrustledunderalittlediately
“georgeesuppertheygotsupperattheranch”
georgerolledonhisside“noreasonatallforyouilikeitheretorraachinesontheeansgonnalayrighthereandlookupilikeit”
lenniegotuponhiskneesandlookeddogeorge“aintwegonnahavenosupper”
“sureedeadybindleyougetafirereadyillgiveyouatchthestickstogetherthenthebeansandhavesupper”
lenniesaid,“ilikebeanshketchup”
“noketchupyougogetyoufoolarounditllbedarkbeforelong”
lennielueredtohisfeetanddisappearedinthebrushgeorgelayselfthereheriverinthedirectionlenniehadtakengeorgestoppedlingandlistened“poorbastard,”hesaidsoftly,andthenonlingagain
inantlennieallethatuse”
butlenniedeanelaboratepantoofinnoouse”
georgeheldouthishand“eongiveittoyouaintputtinnothingover”
lenniehesitated,bageorgesaidldly,“yougonnagivethatuseordoihavetosockyou”
“giveyou,george”
“youknonouse”
lenniereluctantlyreachedintohispockethisvoicebrokealittle“idontknoouseididntstealitifounditlyinrightbesidetheroad”
georgeshandreinedoutstretchedieriouslysloaster,lennieapproached,dreouseinhishand
“idoinnothingbadhit,georgejusstrokinit”
georgestoodupandthreouseasfarasheuldintothedarkeningbrush,andthenhesteppedtothepoolandperingousethatsfreshandillletyoukeepitalittlewhile”
lenniesatdoouseireeraladyusedtogiveeoeveroneshegotbutthatladyainthere”
georgesffed“lady,huhdontevenreertoyayoual”
lennielookedsadlyupathi“they,andprettysoontheybitfingersandipinchedtheirheadsalittleandthentheyheytle
“itherabbitsprettysoon,georgetheyaintsolittle”
“thehell
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rgelookedsharplyathi“dyoutakeoutathatpocket”
“aintathinginpocket,”lenniesaidcleverly
“iknohereaintyougotitinyourhandyougotinyourhandhidinit”
“iaintgotnothin,georgehonest”
“eon,giveithere”
lennieheldhisouse,george”
“ausealiveuse”
“uhuhjusadeaduse,georgeididntkillithonestifounditifounditdead”
“giveithere”saidgeorge
“aehaveit,george”
“giveithere”
lenniesclosedhandsloouseandthreongthebrush“yououse,anyways”
“iuldpetitythualkedalong,”saidlennie
“ieer”
lennielookedstartledandtheninearrassnthidhisfaceagainsthisknees“iforgotagain”
“jesuschrist,”georgesaidresignedly“upnorth”
“upnorth”
“inweed”
“oh,sureireerinweed”
“thatranchtheickets,butyouaintgonnasayaandthereanddontsaynothingifhefindsoutacrazybastardyouare,getnojob,butifheseesyaalk,yagotthat”
“sure,georgesureigotit”
“oknooseetheboss,yougonnado”
“ii”lenniethoughthisfacegreighththought“iaintgonnasaynothinjusgonnastanthere”
“goodboythatssessoyousureforgetit”
lenniedronedtohielfsoftly,“iaintgonnasaynothiniaintgonnasaynothiniaintgonnasaynothin”
“ok,”saidgeorge“anyouaintgonnadonobadthingslikeyoudoneinher”
lennielookedpuzzled“likeidoneinweed”
“oh,soyaforgotthattoo,didyaindya,fearyadoitagain”
alightofunderstandingbrokeonlenniesface“theyrunusoutaphantly
“runusout,hell,”saidgeorgedisgustedly“heydidntcatchus”
lenniegiggledhappily“ididntforgetthat,youbet”
georgelaybaitatedhiraisinghisheadtoseeytailiuldlivesoeasyandybehaveagirl”
forantlennielayquiet,andthenhesaidhopefully,“wegonnah,george”
“ayougotthatbutareason”
thedayedthevalleyaanshoutedsothing,andanotheshoutedbabsrustledunderalittlediately
“georgeesuppertheygotsupperattheranch”
georgerolledonhisside“noreasonatallforyouilikeitheretorraachinesontheeansgonnalayrighthereandlookupilikeit”
lenniegotuponhiskneesandlookeddogeorge“aintwegonnahavenosupper”
“sureedeadybindleyougetafirereadyillgiveyouatchthestickstogetherthenthebeansandhavesupper”
lenniesaid,“ilikebeanshketchup”
“noketchupyougogetyoufoolarounditllbedarkbeforelong”
lennielueredtohisfeetanddisappearedinthebrushgeorgelayselfthereheriverinthedirectionlenniehadtakengeorgestoppedlingandlistened“poorbastard,”hesaidsoftly,andthenonlingagain
inantlennieallethatuse”
butlenniedeanelaboratepantoofinnoouse”
georgeheldouthishand“eongiveittoyouaintputtinnothingover”
lenniehesitated,bageorgesaidldly,“yougonnagivethatuseordoihavetosockyou”
“giveyou,george”
“youknonouse”
lenniereluctantlyreachedintohispockethisvoicebrokealittle“idontknoouseididntstealitifounditlyinrightbesidetheroad”
georgeshandreinedoutstretchedieriouslysloaster,lennieapproached,dreouseinhishand
“idoinnothingbadhit,georgejusstrokinit”
georgestoodupandthreouseasfarasheuldintothedarkeningbrush,andthenhesteppedtothepoolandperingousethatsfreshandillletyoukeepitalittlewhile”
lenniesatdoouseireeraladyusedtogiveeoeveroneshegotbutthatladyainthere”
georgesffed“lady,huhdontevenreertoyayoual”
lennielookedsadlyupathi“they,andprettysoontheybitfingersandipinchedtheirheadsalittleandthentheyheytle
“itherabbitsprettysoon,georgetheyaintsolittle”
“thehell
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