"Guess it never does any good. How's the boss?"
Nels smiled sadly. "Mad."
"What's he mad at?"
"Me. I go to fix the freezer and he say, 'Get out of there, you crazy Scandahoovian! From now on you work only outside and joost three days a week!"
"For Pete's sake! Why?"
"He's mad."
"Why don't you get a different job, Nels? One you can depend on?"
"Yah, I like to. I do not like Mr. Thornton no more."
"Why not?"
"He gets mad. You hear from your pa, Ted?"