Над пропастью во ржи

           Iwassmokingacigarette,andwhenIstooduptosaygood-bytothem,bymistakeIblewsomesmokeintheirface.Ididn’tmeanto,butIdidit.Iapologizedlikeamadman,andtheywereverypoliteandniceaboutit,butitwasveryembarrassinganyway.

           Aftertheyleft,IstartedgettingsorrythatI’donlygiventhemtenbucksfortheircollection.Butthethingwas,I’dmadethatdatetogotoamatineewitholdSallyHayes,andIneededtokeepsomedoughfortheticketsandstuff.Iwassorryanyway,though.Goddammoney.Italwaysendsupmakingyoublueashell.