Над пропастью во ржи

           "Howdoyoumean?"Isaid.Ididn’tknowwhathewasdrivingatoranything.

           "Innarestedinalittletailt’night?"

           "Me?"Isaid.Whichwasaverydumbanswer,butit’squiteembarrassingwhensomebodycomesrightupandasksyouaquestionlikethat.

           "Howoldareyou,chief?"theelevatorguysaid.

           "Why?"Isaid."Twenty-two."

           "Uhhuh.Well,how‘boutit?Y’innarested?Fivebucksathrow.Fifteenbucksthewholenight."Helookedathiswristwatch."Tillnoon.Fivebucksathrow,fifteenbuckstillnoon."

           "Okay,"Isaid.Itwasagainstmyprinciplesandall,butIwasfeelingsodepressedIdidn’teventhink.That’sthewholetrouble.Whenyou’refeelingverydepressed,youcan’teventhink.

           "Okaywhat?Athrow,ortillnoon?Igottaknow."

           "Justathrow."

           "Okay,whatroomyain?"

           Ilookedattheredthingwithmynumberonit,onmykey."Twelvetwenty-two,"Isaid.IwasalreadysortofsorryI’dletthethingstartrolling,butitwastoolatenow.

           "Okay.I’llsendagirlupinaboutfifteenminutes."HeopenedthedoorsandIgotout.