Joy in the morning ( niềm vui buổi sáng )

Joy in the morning I I111)1 kH II i ij ivim oooBY BETTY SMITH «»«o A radiant novel of marriage and young love JOY IN THE MORNING Once upon a time a boy and girl met in Brooklyn, New York, and.sdsđssđsdsdssssss

love

York, and fell in love. The boy went to a midwestern

university to study law, and the girl, who was onlyeighteen, traveled alone from Brooklyn to marry him.

They were very poor as well as very young, but they

life together, even though the odds were against it

"In all the wide range of novels JOY IN THE

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may foranight,

Chapter One

progres-sive college town in a midwestern state. The corridor was

wall, and a brass cuspidor by each bench

cuspi-dors So they stoodthere Eachmorning the janitorpohshed

and a girl named Annie There was a small, red, very newsuitcase on the bench next to the girl. She gave it a pos-

sessive pat from time to time The boy chain-smoked, which

raises scarce

Braun

So when the baby was bom, they named him Carlton

holler-ing, "Down with the Kaiserl" and changing sauerkraut toliberty cabbage, Mr Braun, by due process of law, had his

Thus evolved

Ireland

look of maturitywhichmade him seemolderthan histwenty

years His clotheswere cheap,but hewore themso wellthat

Al-together, hewas anattractive young man whomonecouldn't

help but notice

nice clear skin, a mobile mouth, and sad gray eyes She

They sat close together on the bench, holding hands and

she said, "A little." Then they squeezed hands together

said the clerk. "But he's making an exception in your case

I^Good!"

his inside coat pocket "Oh, I don't need to see it. Just

"He goes to college here," said Annie proudly

"Medschool?"asked theclerk.

"Lawschool,"hesaid.

and Main Street and Sister Carrie And to me the MiddleWest didn't seem much different than where I lived. Why,Sister Carrie could have been laid in Brooklyn as well as in

Chicago."

talking.Annienoticed theclerkwasstaring atherina strangeway

started back to her oflBce, saying over her shoulder, "The

know."

"I understand," said Carl

"Carl, did I saysomething wrong?"Annie asked anxiously

"Ididn'twantherhangingaround."

He didn't want to tell Annie that the clerk had been

accent, but Annie's was broad, complicated by an intruding

Irish brogue

way they talk," he said, "the way they'll get used to the

wayyou, Imeanwe, talk."

"I know that sometimes I don't say things right, but I'll

learn, Carl You'll see. I'm a person who learns very quick."

"Quick-Zy.^" His correction was automatic

"Don't leam too much now don*twant my to be abig shot."

certainly want to know enough so you won'tbe ashamed of

havemuchfaithinme."

**Youknow whatImean, Carl."

"I know, sweetheart ButIlove youjusttheway youare.**

He kissed her cheek

andI've gotto get ridofyour suitcase and we haveto have

football game, but I'm all ready for it." She touched the

colors, which Carl had pinnedtoher coatwhen shestepped

oflEthe train, and heldup thehttle blue pennant hehad put

The clerk cameandsaid the judgehad arrived and would

Justice of Peace and down in the comer Notary Public

office—his stomach was so fat. Annie expected he would be

glasses. Eventually he found them in his shirt pocket He

staredatthe pack,thenstared at Carl Carlreturned thepack

judge breathed read the word

This can't be real, she thought Where is my veil? My

crying,butproudallthesame?

Carl couldn't stand the wait much longer He lifted hiswrist to checkthetime Thejudgestoppedreadingto stareatCarl Insultingly, Carl shook thewatch and held it tohis ear.

the license.

my httle brothers and the neighbors there and Arlene for

"How time flies!"

"I stopped being a kid when I was fourteen; when I got

my first job."

"I wantto getmarried in church With youthere Mama."

getting married in a church or anywhere."

City Hall."

year."

"He washere allsummer."

"Andyouwentoutwithhim?"

"Yes."

"Iwasafraidyou'dtellDan."

"Listen, Annie You think you want to marry Carl But

"I can't wait, Mama. I got to get married."

"It'snotwhatyouthink Mama."

"Tellme whatIthink Tellme."

**You re my Mama.**

"Isaid, tellme!"

"It'sbetterthatyoudon't know.**

"When wasyourlastperiod?"

"Mama,ifyousaythatagain ."

"TrampI"

thesacrifices Imadeforyou ."

"All the thanks I get If your father could hear the way

youtalk tome .

.'*

"Myfatherisdead."

older than me? I didn't love him Respect, yes But not

love."

"WhataboutDan?"

"Nothing."

"Tohim, you're a baby."

Httle brothers He never had any children of his own He's

day-dreaming, sweetheart."

She came to with a start. She heard thejudge askCarl if

"And your age?"

"Twenty."

"Yes, sir."

"Eighteen."

j r^ i

^^

,,

saidthe judge "Butnot me No, sir! Notme The younglady

doesn't look a day over fourteen and this is not Tennessee,

Cari It was her baptismal certificate. Carl surmised that

The clerk came in just then, followed by Miss Vi Miss Vi

was a little, middle-aged, eager-lookingwoman. She stood on

tiptoes to look over the clerk's shoulder at the bridal couple

itwas atic.

get a festive mood into the proceedings

"I'll take that, young lady." He put the pennant on the

counter The judge turned the pages one by one-forever, it

"I beheve we're ready," he said. Helooked around Smce

boy The right hand."

The last time Til be called Annie McGairy, she thought

do! IdolYesI"shesaid loudly

her eyes in exasperation, and the judge scowled at the

The ring sUd on easily because it was too big for her

(But you'll grow into it, Carl had told her when she tried

Carl's hand, congratulated him, and then wished Annie all

of the signatures before he extendedit to them widi a little flourish.Carlsteppedforwardtotakeit.

"It belongs to the litde lady," said the judge Everyone

smiled Annie took the certificate and pressed it to her

breast, smihng up at the judge with misty eyes "I believe/*

coat. "Don't let him touch me," she whispered hysterically

looks withMissVi

before."

moth-er, then," saidMissVi

We both thank you."

each other Annie pressed Carl's hand to remind him of the

little something for the judge "Oh, I aknost forgoti" saidCarl Thejudge lookedrelieved

bills from his wallet He gave them to the judge one at a

time The judge kept his hand outstretched and waited Carl

re-lief. Theordealwasover

"Let's go, Mrs Brown,"hesaid.

The clerk closed the door after them "Another premature

"Come now," said Miss Vi "Aren't most first babies mature?"

pre-"Damned kids," said the judge, stuflBng the two bills into

gong."

air was cool. Annie thought the air smelled like apples, andCarl said that was logical because there were thousands of

mak-ing cider in order to have applejack in the winter

of the year They looked down on the crowds—groups

in new outfits. There were coeds wearing the routine lege outfit—dark pleated skirt, loose, dark pull-over sweater,

col-thick white socks, and saddle shoes The shoes were

dif-ferent from the average student, wearing ankle-length

rac-coon coats and pork-pie hats, and with a flask of

"Why?" she asked

voice

**That's because you've never been in a college town

before."

"Imean that Iwent in this building as Miss McGairy and

of us dies, and we can have children, and you can't sleep

wonder girl."

"Listen, my child bride: That piece of paper pressed to

de-livered It means we're married in the eyes of God, man,thenation, andthe world."

."

of our kissing on the street there Come on, now." She

liftedher facefor his kiss.

em-brace One of them took a cheer leader's stance and led the

"Yousaidit,"agreedAnnie

They started across the campus Carl was going to leaveher suitcase in his formerdormroom He had rented a room

stepsandhugewhitecolmnns

"Ithappenstobethe University Library."

"Youwill, sweetheart."

let me take books out of there, would they? Seeing I don't

"I don't see why not Ill give you my card."

for her He puthis handin his pocket to getit,but changed

"First, let's talk about money and get that the hell out

"I've got nearly six dollars left," she said eagerly, "from

my last pay, after the train and all. And seventy-five

June His meals no problem He earned three meals a day

dollars for delivery of the college newspaper from six toeight in the morning And his mother had been sending

Ten dollars clear, thoughtAnnie He musthave been able

and a new tie once in a while Tennis balls and his racket

"Andhaircuts,"contributedAnnie

cig-arettes a day And, oh, toothbrushes and toothpaste, the

"Moneysureflies,don'tit,Carl?"

his. "I might as well tell you this, Annie, before you find

girlto aclass dance."

"That's none of my business, Carl We were not married

then Just engaged Naturally, that doesn't count."

"But, sweetheart, I had to take a girl out once in a while

or the fellers would think I was queer Besides, we were not:alone.Therewasapartyof us."

"I suppose," she said formally, "I, too, should make a

similar confession Unfortunately, however, I have nothing

to tell I considered it wouldn't be fair to . oh, nevermind."

She moved away from him on the bench "Were you

"Know something?" He grinned "I think you are jealous.**

"Yes, I am."

"All right, then: I'm inferior."

"Let's cut out this nonsense, Annie Okay?"

"I swear!"

"Do you think we can get along on ten dollars a week?**

you money when she knows you're married."

after you get to know her After all, you only saw heronce."

She had been fifteen then, the timehe took her to see his

and hadthe same type of flat. Butthe Brown home was ferent; neat—no clutter. Annie's home was pretty untidy

home and the two little brothers all but took the place

apart Now, Carl's mother had nothing to do except keep

forty-kept his neat.

bed-sitting room When Annie had commented on it, Mrs

son

Carl sitting in the middle and holding the ball because he

he had made "in shop" in the seventh grade, and the books

it held She was impressed when he said he owned all

She knelt before the bookcase as though it were an altar.

delicious indecision Should she take the volimieof Sherlock

bookmark?

de-manded her hairpins, and he challenged her to try to getthem

chair and vaulted over his narrow bed She started across

the bed after him but lost her footing in the soft

bed-clothes and fell sprawling on the bed

to pull her short, tight skirt down over her knees

skirtsup aroundherneckandall?"

Mom, hairpins

"I don't want to hear any more I think she'd better gohome."

"I told Mom how it had happened and made her

be-lieve it. And she's awfully sorry, Annie, and wants you to

comeback and stay forsupper."

"I'dchoke onherfood."

moment she saw me and she got a lot of satisfaction out oftreating melike a prostitute."

off. Does she think 'sorry' is a word like a rubber eraser

she can use to rub out the dirty way she thought of meand thethings she said?"

her once If I had gone back for supper, it might have been

different."

get you into trouble."

"I guess there'll always be mother-in-law trouble," she

said.

they don't, what of it? We've got to live our life the way

they had to live theirs." He wanted a cigarette, but the

package was empty He

"Damnit,I'm outof cigarettes."

**WaitI" She got a newpack out of her handbag "Here I

bis cigarette Somewhere a beU tolled the half hour

"Happy?" he asked

"Contented."

"When are you going to start being happy?"

That's being contented Anyway, that's theway I look atit."

"Know what youare?"

"Whatr

"Ihadn'tthoughtofthat,butthat'sexactlywhatitmeans."

"Know something? We'vebeen married nearly anhoiu: now,

thickbushover thereandnobody'slooking Howaboutit?"

"Carl, you're just terrible!" She pretended to be shocked,

He lifteda strandofherhairandkissedherear. "Didthat

giveyou athrill?"heasked

"Do it again," she said. He laughed and did it again

He lifted his wrist to check the time Sheput her hand over

"It's twelve-thirty, Carl, and you know it. You don't have

"Food."

"Tell you what: Let's skip the game, sweetheart We

And we'll use the money to have the best wedding lunch

"I say, grand1"

went to the dorm to store her suitcase. He came back with

five-dollarmoney order enclosed

"I think I ought to prepare her first; writethat you're here

withalettersayingwearemarried."

"I think it's better to let her know right away."

"Itmight beabitof ashock.Letme doitmyway,Annie."

front of the Sport Shop and held themout In a few seconds

he had sold them for six dollars. Since he had got his ticket

saw theman to whom he had sold the tickets resellthem to

thirty-five cents a bottle. Annie didn't like it, so Carl drank the

them with a flourish. Carl and Annie had little to say to

backin his chair, andsighed contentedly

fine restaurant instead of an eat-and-run cafeteria. A whole

**rm sure gladImnotrich,"shesaid,*T>ecauseFd beused

to things like that and I'd never have that, you know: *First fine glorious rapture*?"

**You sure like to hve, don't you, Annie?"

**You talk funny Everybody likes to live/*

*'Dome a favor?**

**Sure.**

**Oh, I couldn't give you a guarantee on that. No.**

"No kiddingl'*

"All right. Individual persons Persons change A person

"I ask you a simple question, my girl, and you go all

"All Tm saying is, persons have tochange I ama person

I will change.**

"And all I*m saying is: Deep down don*t change.**

said, "That WOTd happens to be pronounced

fun-da-ment-ally.**

"It's a word in a book I read I never heard anybody say

it and it's the first time I ever tried. So I thought I was

to come to her, 'T)ut I*m grateful for the correction.**

al-waystocorrectyou when.

.*'

don'tknow ."Hervoice trailedoff. "Butyou know whatI

mean."

"Just think," she said, "if I hadnt started that serial in

pestered me to go and see if Black Oxen was in yet .

That possibihty gave them the shudders "And if " thesaid together

night,we wouldnotbemarried today."

"I had to walk you home Iwas afraid you'd be raped c

time.IcouldVetaken careofmyself."

*!. betl"

**And, you know, when you left me at mydooryou acte

terribleF'

"I didn't want anything to do with you I was a man (

sixteen at the time and you were too yoimg for me."

a greatbig smile and said, 'So long fora while.'What coul

"Sayl Remember, Carl, that Sunday we rode back an

forth all day on the Staten Island ferry on the one fareAnd we had a box of soda crackers to throw to the gul

and they flew back and forth all day, following us?"

"Do II Face to face, looking at each other and laying i

the sand."

"It must have been I heardit but I didn't seeit. All th£

crowd."

"Carl, here's something I bet you don't remember: Thi

give you a great big kiss right there on Broadway in fror

"Liarl Now what else? Let me think a minute, Carl."

vestibules of Brooklyn An evening with her had alway

o thigh in the movies or the trolley car; a furtive kiss on a

lark street; a tentative hand on her breast in a dark movie

louse. The desperation at evening's end—the pulling herinto

, dark vestibule to hold her in a passionate embrace— v^ays on edge lest someone would go into or come out of

t.

mblic: On the street; in subways, trolley cars, movies,

estibules . Always like animals looking for a dark

omer "

unny way when we kissed on the street: They used to do

hesameaswedid.Onlythey didn'trememberor didn'twantremember."

)etting, courting, love-making—whatever you want to call

lights and be alone in the dark And on a warm spring

light there's the river and you can rent a canoe for two,"

"Yes, I can see how things would be different in a place

ike this. FunnyI A person lives one way and he thinks all)eople live that way because there is no other way Then

ive."

lon't know what you're in for. Things could get mightyough."

"Notougher than I'm usedto, Carl."

and we money

its food."

"It's not as simple as that. We mustn't have a babyrig

"I asked aroimd I foxmd out So I'll take care of that,

thing."

^^I don't hke it."

"Carl, I'm used to working I've been workingfoiu: yeaj

get out ofit?"

lawyer."

"I've already got it. Just to be here in this wonderf

so much already."

"Ihopeyou'llneverbesorry."

"I'll never be sorry, Carl No matter what.**

The game was over Peopleswarmed all over thecampi

He got her suitcase and his own stuflF from the dorm S]

arm

That's a part of him I don'tknow, she thought The w

he skates good enough to win a silver cup and runs h

in with that part of his life. Imagine me playing tenn

Why,Ican'tevenplay ping-pongi

chairs and table. And there was a wooden swing hangifromchains

They set their stuflF down on the porch and he took h

)ed together Give me a good, hard, long kiss to tide me

ver."

andlady's bed? Annie shook her head, no, and Carl said

oom And now if they would excuse her? She had a cake

ice.

Ill atease, theysat apartonthesofa. He litacigarette,but

Lnnie pointed out that there were no ashtrays around and

[laybe the landlady didn't like people to smoke in the room

lerself to sit close to Carl, she started the swing to

"I know how you feel, Carl, because I feel the same

/ay."

now how a man feels. A woman can bide her time and

i^ait. But a man . Me! All keyed up waiting .

razyl"

"I know Carl, I'll go get a Coke and leave you alone for

dm He kissed her eyes, her ears, her mouth and the hollow

t the baseof herneck He shovedhishand downn her blouse

ndtookholdofoneofherbreasts

night come out."

/ho came in or out of a vestibule What's so difiFerent

"It's more open—got more air," she said inanely

The silly remark infuriated him Fury, added to sexualrustration, made himwild He grabbedthe top of her blouse

down The buttons spatteredonthe floor. When he began pulhng off her jacket, she opened

just in time She put her two hands flat on his chest and

sobs.Itwasthelaststraw

house

suit jacket over her exposed breasts Her hat had fallen off

in thescuflSe. Standing up to get it made the swing rebound

on her knees The indignity of it was too much for tears.

were getting ready to leave and Carl and Annie could have

sur-prise when he saw Annie, kneehng on the floor, her hat on

laughter

"Theswinghitme!*'

her hat on straight, dusted off her skirt and mopped at

himself

He didn't know what had got into him, he told

son-of-a-bitch And hanging was too good for him and she had

"No use running yom-self down, Carl," she said in atired voice "Itdoesn't help."

supper He knew she was very angry and was thinking

Jiings out and when she hadthem all thought out she'dgive

t to him He didn't enjoy his supper, anticipating it.

"Carir

"Yes, my sweetheart." She took her hand She pulled itiway

iorryand Iloveyousomuch."

"Carl, I'm a person I'm a person that don't like to be

That'sall," shesaid.

He was relieved that it wasn't worse "I'll remember,"

le said.

iny place."

"I'll remember," he repeated

lome By the time they got back to the house, it was nost dark The swing loomed up darkly on the porch Annie

al-;ave it a dirty look. Carl, hoping to make her smile, oflFered

o give it a good swift kick if she said so. She gave him no

espouse

It was a typical student's room; larger than most,

how-ver, with three windows, a double bed, a study table

nd chair, a rocking chair, and a bookcase half filled with

^arl's books which he had carried over the day before.Tiere was a dresser with a mirror Carl called her at-ention to a little iced wedding cake and two plates and a

nife, sitting on the dresser Annie broke her silence. She

unnie, I went into that kitchen meaning to give her hell

ut of my sails. Let's have a piece." He gave her the knife.

You cut it."

He put his hand on hers, and she cut two pieces and

ut each on a plate. Well, it wasn't a tiered cake and

iiere wasn't a sword to cut it with and Carl wore no

uni-an heirloom veil, but it was a wonderful cake justthe same.

them on Carl let her wipe them on his shirt It was dirty

**The landlady? Mrs Hansmon."

"Ill be right back."

said. Annie was reminded of her dead father, who hadbeen a printer He used to talk about putting the paper to

bed

"I came down tothankyou forthe cake, Mrs Hansmon.*

**Oh, thatl It was nothing."

**It*s beautifull I'll remember it all my life."

**PshawI Only a httle cake The room all right?"

"Just grandl"

**Well, if you ever need anything .**

thecake ."

"I know." The landlady put her hand on the light string

"Yes, Annie?"

"I just want to ask do you imderstand the way I talk?"

"Why, naturally."

backup thestairs.

She's a real nice girl, thought the landlady as she gavethelightstringajerk. Butkindof strange

Carl, stripped to the waist, was pacing the floor. He had

and started to describe her visit with Mrs Hansmon He

urgently

^uess I'm kindof dizzy,"shesaid.

ler skirt, got her garters unfastened He pulled oflF her silk

;tockings. "Such little feet to do so much walking," he

ninute, Annie, and let me take your jacket oiBF?"

)ack to him and started to undo the buttons

Hefelt sorryfor her and decided to giveher alittlebreak

'Look, Annie I'll go take a shower and undress in the

your-lelf. Okay?"

"All right. Andthanks, Carl."

itanding in the middle of the room, toothbrush in one hand,

in of tooth powder in the other She was wearing her newvhite nightgowoi and robe He put his arms around her

>he stood rigid.

"I'vegot towash myteeth."

"Later."

"Now!"shesaidstubbornly

leck, pulled her head back roughly and put a bruising kiss

m her slightly opened mouth With all her strength, she

"I told you not to grab atme And I'm not going to sleep

"Why? Tell me."

eft.

And why, oh, why had he started that talk about how

ough things might get and they mustn't have a baby right

le'd lost his head in that damned swing! The swing did it,

thattheir years of embracing, kissing, touching, discussing sex

often and thoroughly, she had been conditioned into

feel-ing that the preliminaries were the whole thing? And that

All this clinical analysis knocked most of the desire out

to her "Go to bed, Annie," he said "I won't bother you."

arettebadly and went to the closet to get one from his coat, i

At his first move, she started anddroppedthe tinofpowder.I

He got a cigarette and remembered the wedding gift hehad for her He brought it out and placed the little box onthe dresser "I bought a wedding present for you and like

a dope I forgot togive it to you." He made a pointof going

cig-arette. "Don't you want to see what it is?" he asked

"It's beautifull" She went on to him and kissed his cheek

it on for her "It's cold," she said. "Beautifully cold."

He felt her stiffen. "I don't want anything else—just to

"I shouldhope not!" She smiled alittle. "Carl, I shouldn't

**Youweren'tmean You actedexactlylike awife, whichis

good

"I don't need one." He thought of what he should say.Finally, he said, "Annie, I may be crude at times, even

He waited

me I am Carl, who loves you I'm the guy you married

"I know But you frightened me when you grabbed me

And then, I got a Httle panicky I never slept with a man

before, and I didn't know what I was supposed to do

"Carll" She sat upright "You mean you never /*

"If Ihad, Iwouldhaveknownbetterthantojustgrabyou

won-derful that I'm going to be your first girl—that way." She

night-clothes with the factory creases still in the material and

with She still clutched her new toothbrush in her hand.When he tried to remove it, her hand tightened on it inher

sleep.Herhairwasindisorder,therewereblackcirclesunderher eyes The skin of her eyehds was so thin that the Uds

out-side. But, just the same, she plows into life with both feet.

He, too, was drifting ofiF to sleep. However, just before

sleep came, he had a cold, clear thought Later he couldn't

Why,fight a buzz sawl

Anhourlater,orwasittwo, he was awakened bysomeone

pulling his arms Annie was trying to get him up out of

therocker "Wake up,Carl,"she said, "and cometobedlike

hair, braided it and tied a white ribbon on each braid

powder

She got him on his feet. He swayed sleepily. She put her

she was trying to lift him ofiE the floor.

"MustIcarryyou?" sheasked

**I'mawake now I'llwalk."

alloverhis face."Hurryup!" she whispered

He took off his pajama jacket and went into the closet to

hang it up From the closet, he said, "If I turn the light

"It'salreadyoff,"shesaid.

Chapter 7wo

Carl didn't have to deliver papers on Sunday, buthe didhave to work in the cafeteria. When he came home at ten,

"I forgot I was here I thought I was in my bed at

home."

said, her mother wouldn't let her eat in bed, saying that

at Me" as he pulled down the knot of his tie and pulled hisshirt up out of his pants She finished her breakfast and

started togetoutofbed

She refused But she did promise toget back intobed when

he returned

it held was the dictionary and secondhand volimies ofBlackstone's Commentaries She read a page and found it dull. Shefelt a greatrespect forCarl He not only could readthestuff,buthe understoodit, too.

**The game Yesterday."

win-ning."

fabric. She took abite ofthe sandwich,pronounced it good,

She tookoff her shoes

"Sit down, Annie dear, and eat yoiu- lunch first while I

Shefinished her sandwich andmilk He still hadn'tlooked

Carir

"In a minute."

"You look so tired."

"It'sbeenahecticweekend,"hesaid.

She sat at his feet. "Let me take your shoes off,darling." His heart turned over She so rarely used a word

her

"Iloveyou, Annie,"hesaid quietly

They didn't get to read the paper It was the last dayoftheirhoneymoon, and theyhad so much totalk about They

library between classes, he'd be gone from six in the

morn-ing, until eight at night And then he'd have to study athome until ten.

"Just soIknowyou'reinthe world."

"Just foryou."

"Doyoumissyourmother,Annie?"

**No!" Her"no" was so explosivethathe knewbetter than

**Your brothers?"

"I miss them I used to take them to the movies every

good?"

they'll come stay with us at the governor's mansion."

silks and satins, and I'll buy you diamonds."

"I have all the diamonds I'll ever want." She touched

^Pearls?"

"All I want it a pair of jade earrings.**

"I read a story about a lady spy, and she always wore

jade earrings And lookl I already have holes in myears."

"I always say, better a hole in the ear than a hole in the

He took her to the cafeteria for supper The place was

con-tainers. The counter girls in their white uniforms and perky

"It's not open yet."

**The help goes through thekitchen We bettergo in. We

kitchen Carl caUed out a hello everybody as he hung uphiscoat. The kitchen smelled of hot grease So that's why his

1 coat smells thatway, thoughtAnnie

The head chef, who practically ran the cafeteria, was

He was theatrically immaculate in white pants, apron,

jacket, and a towering white chefs hat Carl introducedAnnie

Mr Felix gallantly rose and pulled ofiF his chef's hat. Hehad thick white hair, fine and wavy, like the hair of Christ-

mas tree angels, and a white goatee to match He bowed

"I got a sweetheart is just like you," he said. "She has

with our money together and live rich there."

"That's wonderful," said Annie, **butdon't let us keepyou

standing, Mr Felix, while your soup gets cold."

inquiringly at Carl Carl pulled out a chair for her "I go

"But, Carl, he didn't ask you," she whispered

"Protocol."

Mr Felix came back with two bowls of soup and Carl

left.

this way: All day I taste the sauce, bite the meat, smellthe cauliflower, and pinch the pastry So I can't eat those

stuffs. Only soup."

"It's good!"

"It'svery goodi"

**You don't care it's from turtles? Some ladies think that

the Italian girls brought chopped peppers and onion