She wipes her eyes and sits up, looking at you curiously.
“Really? Did you mean it? Everybody? Lilian? You?”
“I don’t want to talk.” You feel miserable. You feel like worrying her some more. Put your arms around her, give her a little shake.
“Stop talking about it!” Kiss her hard; she kisses you with a new quality in her response. There is something defiant in her kiss.
Later, going home, you begin to feel badly again.
“I wish I could control myself. I always get into trouble. That was queer, though. Oh, well.”
Pause at the edge of the pavement, watching the sweep of the traffic, “She is pretty.”
11. THIS BUSINESS
TYPE:
Any working man who does not have to work too hard to keep his mind on more important matters. An opportunist.