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           ThebookIwasreadingwasthisbookItookoutofthelibrarybymistake. Theygavemethewrongbook,andIdidn’tnoticeittillIgotbacktomyroom. TheygavemeOutofAfrica,byIsakDinesen. Ithoughtitwasgoingtostink,butitdidn’t. Itwasaverygoodbook. I’mquiteilliterate,butIreadalot. MyfavoriteauthorismybrotherD.B.,andmynextfavoriteisRingLardner. MybrothergavemeabookbyRingLardnerformybirthday,justbeforeIwenttoPencey. Ithadtheseveryfunny,crazyplaysinit,andthenithadthisonestoryaboutatrafficcop thatfallsinlovewiththisverycutegirlthat’salwaysspeeding. Only,he’smarried,thecop,sobecan’tmarryheroranything. Thenthisgirlgetskilled,becauseshe’salwaysspeeding. Thatstoryjustaboutkilledme. WhatIlikebestisabookthat’satleastfunnyonceinawhile. Ireadalotofclassicalbooks,likeTheReturnoftheNativeandall, andIlikethem,andIreadalotofwarbooksandmysteriesandall, buttheydon’tknockmeouttoomuch. Whatreallyknocksmeoutisabookthat,whenyou’realldonereadingit, youwishtheauthorthatwroteitwasaterrificfriendofyours andyoucouldcallhimuponthephonewheneveryoufeltlikeit. Thatdoesn’thappenmuch,though. Iwouldn’tmindcallingthisIsakDinesenup. AndRingLardner,exceptthatD.B.toldmehe’sdead. YoutakethatbookOfHumanBondage,bySomersetMaugham,though. Ireaditlastsummer. It’saprettygoodbookandall, butIwouldn’twanttocallSomersetMaughamup. Idon’tknow,Hejustisn’tthekindofguyI’dwanttocallup,that’sall. I’drathercalloldThomasHardyup. IlikethatEustaciaVye. 

           Anyway,IputonmynewhatandsatdownandstartedreadingthatbookOutofAfrica. I’dreaditalready,butIwantedtoreadcertainpartsoveragain. I’donlyreadaboutthreepages,though, whenIheardsomebodycomingthroughtheshowercurtains.