Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury

Author:Ray Bradbury [Bradbury, Ray]
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2010-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

“No, sir,” said Doug.

“Yes, I will. You’re not going anywhere without old Tom.”

“Tom,” said Doug. “I got only one thing to say to you.”

“What?”

“I’m glad I’ve got you for a younger brother.”

Doug turned, his face flushed, and started to walk out of the room.

“I think I can make you gladder,” said Tom.

Doug halted.

“When you think about the money,” said Tom. “What if the whole gang of us, the whole mob, went up in the clock tower and cleaned it up, if we did the whole machine over somehow? We couldn’t repair the whole darned thing, no, but we could spend a couple hours and make it look right and maybe run right, maybe we could save all the expenses and save you from being a slave for the rest of your life.”

“I don’t know,” said Doug.

“We could give it a try,” said Tom. “Ask Grandpa. He’ll ask the courthouse people if they’ll let us up there again, this time with lots of polish and oil and sweat, and maybe we could bring the darn dead machine back to life. It’s gotta work. It’s gonna work, Doug. Let’s do it.”

Doug turned and walked back to Tom’s bed and sat on the edge. “Dibs on some of that ice cream,” he said.

“Sure,” said Tom. “You get the fi rst bite.”

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