That's what being friends is. Course you understand I wouldn't
want to say this to most people, but you'll understand how I mean.
It's--this friendship business is just like those old crusaders--
you know--they'd start out on a fine morning--you know; armor
shining, all that stuff. It wouldn't make any dif. what they met
as long as they was fighting together. Rainy nights with folks
sneaking through the rain to get at 'em, and all sorts of things--
ready for anything, long as they just stuck together. That's the way
this friendship business is, I b'lieve. Just like it said in the
_Journal_. Yump, sure is. Gee! it's--Chance to tell folks
what you think and really get some fun out of seeing places
together. And I ain't ever done it much. Course I don't mean
to say I've been living off on any blooming desert island all my
life, but, just the same, I've always been kind of alone--not
knowing many folks. You know how it is in a New York
rooming-house. So now--Aw, don't slip up on me, Morty.
Honestly, I don't care what kind of work we do as long as we can
stick together; I don't care a hang if we don't get anything
better to do than scrub floors!"
Morton patted his arm and did not answer for a while.
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