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Chapter 7
Sure!There’sfiftythousan’inthatol’heapyet.Keepplentyoilin.Solong.Goodluck.
Lookin’foracar?Whatdidyouhaveinmind?Seeanythingattractsyou?I’mdry.Howaboutalittlesnortagoodstuff?Comeon,whileyourwife’slookin’atthatLaSalle.Youdon’twantnoLaSalle.Bearingsshot.Usestoomuchoil.GotaLincoln’24.There’sacar.Runforever.Makeherintoatruck.
Hotsunonrustedmetal.Oilontheground.Peoplearewanderingin,bewildered,needingacar.
Wipeyourfeet.Don’tleanonthatcar,it’sdirty.Howdoyoubuyacar?Whatdoesitcost?Watchthechildren,now.Iwonderhowmuchforthisone?We’llask.Itdon’tcostmoneytoask.Wecanask,can’twe?Can’tpayanickeloverseventy-five,ortherewon’tbeenoughtogettoCalifornia.
God,ifIcouldonlygetahundredjalopies.Idon’tcareiftheyrunornot.
Tires,used,bruisedtires,stackedintallcylinders;tubes,red,gray,hanginglikesausages.
Tirepatch?Radiatorcleaner?Sparkintensifier?Dropthislittlepillinyourgastankandgettenextramilestothegallon.Justpaintiton—yougotanewsurfaceforfiftycents.Wipers,fanbelts,gaskets?Maybeit’sthevalve.Getanewvalvestem.Whatcanyouloseforanickel?
Allright,Joe.Yousoften’emupan’shoot’eminhere.I’llclose’em,I’lldeal’emorI’llkill’em.Don’tsendinnobums.Iwantdeals.
Yes,sir,stepin.Yougotabuythere.Yes,sir!Ateightybucksyougotabuy.
Ican’tgonohigherthanfifty.Thefellaoutsidesaysfifty.
