Slim’s eyes were level and unwinking. He nodded very slowly. “So what happens?”
George carefully built his line of solitaire cards.Well, that girl rabbits in an’ tells the law she been raped.
The guys in Weed start a party out to lynch Lennie. So we sit in a irrigation ditch under water all the rest of that day.
Got on’y our heads sticking outa water, an’ up under the grass that sticks out from the side of the ditch.
An’ that night we scrammed outa there.Slim sat in silence for a moment.
Didn’t hurt the girl none, huh?he asked finally.Hell, no. He just scared her.
I’d be scared too if he grabbed me. But he never hurt her.
He jus’ wanted to touch that red dress, like he wants to pet them pups all the time.
He ain’t mean,said Slim.I can tell a mean guy a mile off.
’Course he ain’t, and he’ll do any damn thing I—Lennie came in through the door.
He wore his blue denim coat over his shoulders like a cape, and he walked hunched way over.
Hi, Lennie,” said George. “How you like the pup now?Lennie said breathlessly,He’s brown an’ white jus’ like I wanted.
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