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looked¡¡at¡¡him¡¡angrily¡¡from¡¡the¡¡corners¡¡of¡¡his¡¡eyes¡¡and¡¡would¡¡
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and¡¡would¡¡not¡¡let¡¡his¡¡friend¡¡speak¡¡to¡¡him¡£¡¡
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time¡¡on¡¡there¡¡was¡¡a¡¡difference¡¡in¡¡their¡¡way¡¡of¡¡life¡£¡¡Trouble¡¡
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Greek¡¡only¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡him¡¡with¡¡a¡¡bland¡¡smile¡£¡¡
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worse¡£¡¡One¡¡day¡¡at¡¡noon¡¡he¡¡walked¡¡calmly¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fruit¡¡store¡¡
of¡¡his¡¡cousin¡¡and¡¡urinated¡¡in¡¡public¡¡against¡¡the¡¡wall¡¡of¡¡the¡¡
First¡¡National¡¡Bank¡¡Building¡¡across¡¡the¡¡street¡£¡¡At¡¡times¡¡he¡¡
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and¡¡hauled¡¡out¡¡a¡¡floor¡¡lamp¡¡without¡¡paying¡¡for¡¡it£»¡¡and¡¡another¡¡
time¡¡he¡¡tried¡¡to¡¡take¡¡an¡¡electric¡¡train¡¡he¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡in¡¡a¡¡
showcase¡£¡¡
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continually¡¡marching¡¡Antonapoulos¡¡down¡¡to¡¡the¡¡courthouse¡¡
during¡¡lunch¡¡hour¡¡to¡¡settle¡¡these¡¡infringements¡¡of¡¡the¡¡law¡£¡¡
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efforts¡¡and¡¡money¡¡were¡¡used¡¡to¡¡keep¡¡his¡¡friend¡¡out¡¡of¡¡jail¡¡
because¡¡of¡¡such¡¡charges¡¡as¡¡theft£»¡¡committing¡¡public¡¡
indecencies£»¡¡and¡¡assault¡¡and¡¡battery¡£¡¡
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the¡¡years¡¡before¡¡it¡¡had¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡Singer¡¡that¡¡there¡¡was¡¡
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had¡¡never¡¡known¡¡just¡¡how¡¡much¡¡Antonapoulos¡¡understood¡¡
and¡¡what¡¡he¡¡was¡¡thinking¡£¡¡Now¡¡in¡¡the¡¡big¡¡Greek's¡¡expression¡¡
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nothing¡¡did¡¡any¡¡good¡£¡¡
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jeweler¡¡for¡¡whom¡¡he¡¡worked¡£¡¡On¡¡one¡¡occasion¡¡he¡¡was¡¡unable¡¡
to¡¡pay¡¡bail¡¡for¡¡bis¡¡friend¡¡and¡¡Antonapoulos¡¡spent¡¡the¡¡night¡¡in¡¡
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very¡¡sulky¡£¡¡He¡¡did¡¡not¡¡want¡¡to¡¡leave¡£¡¡He¡¡had¡¡enjoyed¡¡his¡¡
dinner¡¡of¡¡sowbelly¡¡and¡¡cornbread¡¡with¡¡syrup¡¡poured¡¡over¡¡it¡£¡¡
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him¡£¡¡
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him¡¡in¡¡his¡¡distress¡£¡¡Antonapoulos¡¡let¡¡nothing¡¡disturb¡¡him¡¡or¡¡
cure¡¡him¡¡of¡¡his¡¡habits¡£¡¡At¡¡home¡¡he¡¡sometimes¡¡cooked¡¡the¡¡new¡¡
dish¡¡he¡¡had¡¡eaten¡¡in¡¡the¡¡jail£»¡¡and¡¡on¡¡the¡¡streets¡¡there¡¡was¡¡never¡¡
any¡¡knowing¡¡just¡¡what¡¡he¡¡would¡¡do¡£¡¡
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store¡¡when¡¡Charles¡¡Parker¡¡handed¡¡him¡¡a¡¡letter¡£¡¡The¡¡letter¡¡
explained¡¡that¡¡Charles¡¡Parker¡¡had¡¡made¡¡arrangements¡¡for¡¡his¡¡
cousin¡¡to¡¡be¡¡taken¡¡to¡¡the¡¡state¡¡insane¡¡asylum¡¡two¡¡hundred¡¡
miles¡¡away¡£¡¡Charles¡¡Parker¡¡had¡¡used¡¡his¡¡influence¡¡in¡¡the¡¡town¡¡
and¡¡the¡¡details¡¡were¡¡already¡¡settled¡£¡¡Antonapoulos¡¡was¡¡to¡¡
leave¡¡and¡¡to¡¡be¡¡admitted¡¡into¡¡the¡¡asylum¡¡the¡¡next£»¡¡week¡£¡¡
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understand¡£¡¡At¡¡last¡¡Singer¡¡wrote¡¡on¡¡the¡¡little¡¡pad¡¡he¡¡always¡¡
carried¡¡in¡¡his¡¡pocket£º¡¡
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much¡¡American¡£¡¡'None¡¡of¡¡your¡¡business£»'¡¡he¡¡kept¡¡saying¡¡over¡¡
and¡¡over¡£
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language¡ªbut¡¡he¡¡understood¡¡the¡¡American¡¡dollar¡¡very¡¡well£»¡¡
and¡¡he¡¡had¡¡used¡¡his¡¡money¡¡and¡¡influence¡¡to¡¡admit¡¡his¡¡cousin¡¡
to¡¡the¡¡asylum¡¡without¡¡delay¡£¡¡
There¡¡was¡¡nothing¡¡Singer¡¡could¡¡do¡£¡¡
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talked¡£¡¡And¡¡although¡¡his¡¡hands¡¡never¡¡paused¡¡to¡¡rest¡¡he¡¡could¡¡
not¡¡tell¡¡all¡¡that¡¡he¡¡had¡¡to¡¡say¡£¡¡He¡¡wanted¡¡to¡¡talk¡¡to¡¡
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mind¡¡and¡¡heart£»¡¡but¡¡there¡¡was¡¡not¡¡time¡£¡¡His¡¡gray¡¡eyes¡¡glittered¡¡
and¡¡his¡¡quick£»¡¡intelligent¡¡face¡¡expressed¡¡great¡¡strain¡£¡¡
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know¡¡just¡¡what¡¡he¡¡really¡¡understood¡£¡¡
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brought¡¡out¡¡Ms¡¡own¡¡suitcase¡¡and¡¡very¡¡carefully¡¡packed¡¡the¡¡
best¡¡of¡¡their¡¡joint¡¡possessions¡£¡¡Antonapoulos¡¡made¡¡himself¡¡a¡¡
lunch¡¡to¡¡eat¡¡during¡¡the¡¡journey¡£¡¡In¡¡the¡¡late¡¡afternoon¡¡they¡¡
walked¡¡arm¡¡in¡¡arm¡¡down¡¡the¡¡street¡¡for¡¡the¡¡last¡¡time¡¡together¡£¡¡It¡¡
was¡¡a¡¡chilly¡¡afternoon¡¡in¡¡late¡¡November£»¡¡and¡¡little¡¡huffs¡¡of¡¡
breath¡¡showed¡¡in¡¡the¡¡air¡¡