Hello,Robert,Isaid.Didyoucomeintocheermeup?
WouldyouliketogotoSouthAmerica,Jake?heasked.
No.
Whynot?
Idon'tknow.Ineverwantedtogo.Tooexpensive.YoucanseealltheSouthAmericansyouwantinParisanyway.
They'renottherealSouthAmericans.
Theylookawfullyrealtome.
Ihadaboattraintocatchwithaweek'smailstories,andonlyhalfofthemwritten.
Doyouknowanydirt?Iasked.
No.
Noneofyourexaltedconnectionsgettingdivorces?
No;listen,Jake.IfIhandledbothourexpenses,wouldyougotoSouthAmericawithme?
Whyme?
YoucantalkSpanish.Anditwouldbemorefunwithtwoofus.
No,Isaid,IlikethistownandIgotoSpaininthesummertime.
AllmylifeI'vewantedtogoonatriplikethat,Cohnsaid.Hesatdown.I'llbetoooldbeforeIcaneverdoit.
Don'tbeafool,Isaid.Youcangoanywhereyouwant.You'vegotplentyofmoney.
Iknow.ButIcan'tgetstarted.
Cheerup,Isaid.Allcountrieslookjustlikethemovingpictures.
ButIfeltsorryforhim.Hehaditbadly.
Ican'tstandittothinkmylifeisgoingsofastandI'mnotreallylivingit.
Nobodyeverlivestheirlifeallthewayupexceptbull-fighters.
I'mnotinterestedinbull-fighters.That'sanabnormallife.IwanttogobackinthecountryinSouthAmerica.Wecouldhaveagreattrip.
DidyoueverthinkaboutgoingtoBritishEastAfricatoshoot?
No,Iwouldn'tlikethat.
I'dgotherewithyou.
No;thatdoesn'tinterestme.
That'sbecauseyouneverreadabookaboutit.Goonandreadabookallfullofloveaffairswiththebeautifulshinyblackprincesses.
IwanttogotoSouthAmerica.
Hehadahard,Jewish,stubbornstreak.
Comeondown-stairsandhaveadrink.
Aren'tyouworking?
No,Isaid.Wewentdownthestairstothecaféonthegroundfloor.Ihaddiscoveredthatwasthebestwaytogetridoffriends.Onceyouhadadrinkallyouhadtosaywas:Well,I'vegottogetbackandgetoffsomecables,anditwasdone.Itisveryimportanttodiscovergracefulexitslikethatinthenewspaperbusiness,whereitissuchanimportantpartoftheethicsthatyoushouldneverseemtobeworking.Anyway,wewentdown-stairstothebarandhadawhiskeyandsoda.Cohnlookedatthebottlesinbinsaroundthewall.Thisisagoodplace,hesaid.
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