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           ButwhenIgotinsidethisphonebooth,Iwasn’tmuchinthemoodanymoretogiveoldJaneabuzz.Iwastoodrunk,Iguess.SowhatIdid,IgaveoldSallyHayesabuzz.

           IhadtodialabouttwentynumbersbeforeIgottherightone.Boy,wasIblind.

           "Hello,"Isaidwhensomebodyansweredthegoddamphone.Isortofyelledit,Iwassodrunk.

           "Whoisthis?"thisverycoldlady’svoicesaid.

           "Thisisme.HoldenCaulfield.LemmespeakaSally,please."

           "Sally’sasleep.ThisisSally’sgrandmother.Whyareyoucallingatthishour,Holden?Doyouknowwhattimeitis?"

           "Yeah.WannatalkaSally.Veryimportant.Putheron."

           "Sally’sasleep,youngman.Callhertomorrow.Goodnight."

           "Wake‘erup!Wake‘erup,hey.Attaboy."

           Thentherewasadifferentvoice."Holden,thisisme."ItwasoldSally."What’sthebigidea?"

           "Sally?Thatyou?"

           "Yes—stopscreaming.Areyoudrunk?"

           "Yeah.Listen.Listen,hey.I’llcomeoverChristmasEve.Okay?Trimmagoddarntreeforya.Okay?Okay,hey,Sally?"