Над пропастью во ржи

           Hestartedpartinghishairalloveragain.Ittookhimaboutanhourtocombhishair. 

           "Hermotherandfatherweredivorced.Hermotherwasmarriedagaintosomeboozehound,"Isaid."Skinnyguywithhairylegs.Irememberhim.Heworeshortsallthetime. Janesaidhewassupposedtobeaplaywrightorsomegoddamthing,butallIeversawhimdowasboozeallthetimeandlistentoeverysinglegoddammysteryprogramontheradio.Andrunaroundthegoddamhouse,naked.WithJanearound,andall." 

           "Yeah?"Stradlatersaid.Thatreallyinterestedhim.Abouttheboozehoundrunningaroundthehousenaked,withJanearound.Stradlaterwasaverysexybastard. 

           "Shehadalousychildhood.I’mnotkidding." 

           Thatdidn’tinterestStradlater,though.Onlyverysexystuffinterestedhim. 

           "JaneGallagher.Jesus...Icouldn’tgetheroffmymind.Ireallycouldn’t."Ioughtagodownandsayhellotoher,atleast." 

           "Whythehelldon’tcha,insteadofkeepsayingit?"Stradlatersaid. 

           Iwalkedovertothewindow,butyoucouldn’tseeoutofit,itwassosteamyfromalltheheatinthecan. "I’mnotinthemoodrightnow,"Isaid.Iwasn’t,either.Youhavetobeinthemoodforthosethings. "IthoughtshewenttoShipley.Icould’veswornshewenttoShipley."Iwalkedaroundthecanforalittlewhile.Ididn’thaveanythingelsetodo."Didsheenjoythegame?"Isaid.