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- 4565 your particular size mind should be wearing. For one thing, it may save you an
4566 extraordinary amount of time trying on ideas that don't suit you, aren't becoming to you.
4567 You'll begin to know your true measurements and dress your mind accordingly."
4568 Then, all of a sudden, I yawned. What a rude bastard, but I couldn't help it!
4569 Mr. Antolini just laughed, though. "C'mon," he said, and got up. "We'll fix up the
4570 couch for you."
4571 I followed him and he went over to this closet and tried to take down some sheets
4572 and blankets and stuff that was on the top shelf, but he couldn't do it with this highball
4573 glass in his hand. So he drank it and then put the glass down on the floor and then he took
4574 the stuff down. I helped him bring it over to the couch. We both made the bed together.
4575 He wasn't too hot at it. He didn't tuck anything in very tight. I didn't care, though. I
4576 could've slept standing up I was so tired.
4577 "How're all your women?"
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4578 "They're okay." I was being a lousy conversationalist, but I didn't feel like it.
4579 "How's Sally?" He knew old Sally Hayes. I introduced him once.
4580 "She's all right. I had a date with her this afternoon." Boy, it seemed like twenty
4581 years ago! "We don't have too much in common any more."
4582 "Helluva pretty girl. What about that other girl? The one you told me about, in
4583 Maine?"
4584 "Oh--Jane Gallagher. She's all right. I'm probably gonna give her a buzz
4585 tomorrow."
4586 We were all done making up the couch then. "It's all yours," Mr. Antolini said. "I
4587 don't know what the hell you're going to do with those legs of yours."
4588 "That's all right. I'm used to short beds," I said. "Thanks a lot, sir. You and Mrs.
4589 Antolini really saved my life tonight."
4590 "You know where the bathroom is. If there's anything you want, just holler. I'll be
4591 in the kitchen for a while--will the light bother you?"
4592 "No--heck, no. Thanks a lot."
4593 "All right. Good night, handsome."
4594 "G'night, sir. Thanks a lot."
4595 He went out in the kitchen and I went in the bathroom and got undressed and all. I
4596 couldn't brush my teeth because I didn't have any toothbrush with me. I didn't have any
4597 pajamas either and Mr. Antolini forgot to lend me some. So I just went back in the living
4598 room and turned off this little lamp next to the couch, and then I got in bed with just my
4599 shorts on. It was way too short for me, the couch, but I really could've slept standing up
4600 without batting an eyelash. I laid awake for just a couple of seconds thinking about all
4601 that stuff Mr. Antolini'd told me. About finding out the size of your mind and all. He was
4602 really a pretty smart guy. But I couldn't keep my goddam eyes open, and I fell asleep.
4603 Then something happened. I don't even like to talk about it.
4604 I woke up all of a sudden. I don't know what time it was or anything, but I woke
4605 up. I felt something on my head, some guy's hand. Boy, it really scared hell out of me.
4606 What it was, it was Mr. Antolini's hand. What he was doing was, he was sitting on the
4607 floor right next to the couch, in the dark and all, and he was sort of petting me or patting
4608 me on the goddam head. Boy, I'll bet I jumped about a thousand feet.
4609 "What the hellya doing?" I said.
4610 "Nothing! I'm simply sitting here, admiring--"
4611 "What're ya doing, anyway?" I said over again. I didn't know what the hell to say-
4612 -I mean I was embarrassed as hell.
4613 "How 'bout keeping your voice down? I'm simply sitting here--"
4614 "I have to go, anyway," I said--boy, was I nervous! I started putting on my damn
4615 pants in the dark. I could hardly get them on I was so damn nervous. I know more damn
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