asonofabiteanlittleguys”
“seetolikehesper“hegotrriedaupleofslikearried”georgegrunted,“ybehesshowinoffforhiswife”thesperedtohisgossip“youseenthatgloveonhislefthand”“yeahiseenit”
“hatglovesfullavaseline”
“vaselihehellfor”
“ellyacurleysaysheskeepinthathandsoftforhiswife”georgestudiedthecardsabsorbedly“thatsadirtythingtotellaround,”hesaidtheoldnentfroeorgehefeltsafenoorenfidently“llyouseecurleyswife”georgecutthecardsagainandputoutasolitairelay,sloely“purty”heaskedcasually“yeahpurtybut”
georgestudiedhiscards“but”
“theeye”
“yeahrriedtaybethatssisfullofants”
“iseenhergivesliheeyesliajerklineskinnerhellofanitheeyecurleyneverseenitaniseenhergivecarlsontheeye”georgepretendedalackofinterest“lookslikewewasgonnahavefun”thesperstoodupfroisbox“knoarriedatart”
“heaintthefirst,”saidgeorge“theresplentydohat”theoldnvedtosllbeinbeforelongyouguysgonnabuckbarley”“yeah”
“youtellcurleynothingisaid”
“hellno”
“isteryouseeifsheaintatart”hesteppedoutthedoorintothebrilliantsunshinegeorgelaiddooutsidefrohedistancecaaclearcall“stablebuckooh,staablebuck”andthen,“nnigger”georgestaredathissolitairelay,andthenheflouncedthecardstogetherandtuedaroundtolennielennie“look,lenniethishereaintnosetupicaredyougonnahavetroublehthatcurleyguyiseenthatkindbeforehehefigureshesgotyouscaredandhesgonnatakeasockatyouthefirstchancehegets”lennieseyessock,george”
georgegotupandliketheoldguysays,ent“ifhetanglesakenostakeaboutthathesthebossssonlook,lennieyoutrytokeepahiifheesinhereyouvehat,lennie”“idontoued“ineverdonenothingtohi”
“eer”
“sure,georgeiaintgonnasayaword”
thesoundoftheapproaad,george”
“iaintdatyouiadatthisherecurleybastardihopedaybeahundreddollars”histonegrecurley,lennie”“sureisayaword”
“dontlethiullyouinbutifthesonofabithaveit”“letiave,george”
“neved,nevedilltellyoueeritoldyoutodo”
lennieraiseduponhiselboovedsadlytogeorgesfaetendtherabbits”“thatsnoteantyoureeightdoheriver”
“yeahireeroh,sureireerigothereanhideinthebrush”“hidetillieforyoudontletnobodyseeyouhideinthebrushbytheriversaythatover”“hideinthebrushbytheriver,dohebrushbytheriver”“ifyougetintrouble”
“ifigetintrouble”
abrakese,“stablebuckohstaablebuck”
georgesaid,“sayitovertoyourself,lennie,soyouforgetit”bothnglancedup,fortherectangleofsunshineinthedooradeupherfingeailsules,ontheinstepsoflookinforcurley,”shesaidhervoicehadanasal,brittlequalitygeorgelookedaherandthenback“heinuteago,buthe”“oh”sheputherhandsbehindherbaesothatherbodye,aintya”“yeah”
lennieseyesveddotobelookingatlennieshebridledalittleshelookedatherfingeails“sotiscurleysinhere,”sheexplainedgeorgesaidbrusquely“now”
“ifheaint,iguessibetterlooksoplaceelse,”shesaidplayfullylennie,illpassthe”
shesledarchlyandteapersonforlookin,”shesaidthere,”shesaidslivoicecathroughthedoor“hi,goodlookin”“iryintofindcurley,sli”
“goininyourhouse”
sheothebunkhouse,andshehurriedaway
georgelookedaroundatlennie“jesus,p,”hesaid“sothatscurleypi
