"Now, tell me where you live?"
"On Green Street."
"Where is that?"
"Only a stone's throw from Milwaukee Avenue."
"I don't think I was ever in that part of the city."
"It is not a nice part of the city, but we cannot afford to live in a better place."
"You say 'we.' Does that mean your father and mother?"
"My father is dead. Our family consists of my mother, my little brother, and myself."
"And you are—excuse my saying so—poor?"
"We are poor, but thus far we have not wanted for food or shelter."