Three Early Stories (Illustrated) by J.D. Salinger

Author:J.D. Salinger [Salinger, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780989671453
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2014-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

She set down the receiver, crossed her legs, and bit thoughtfully at the cuticle of her thumb. Then she turned and yelled loudly: “Elsie!”

Elsie moused into the room.

“Take away Mr. Bobby’s tray.”

When Elsie was out of the room, Helen dialed again.

“Hanson?” she said. “This is me. Us. We. You dog.”

Once a Week Won’t Kill You

HE HAD A cigarette in his mouth while he packed, and his face squinted to avoid smoke in the eyes; so there was no way of telling by his expression whether he was bored or apprehensive, annoyed or resigned. The young woman sitting in the big man’s chair, looking like a guest, had her pretty face caught in a blotch of early morning sunshine; it did her no harm. But her arms were probably the best of her. They were brown and round and good.

“Sweetie,” she said, “I don’t see why Billy couldn’t be doing all that. I mean.”

“What?” said the young man. He had a thick, chain-smoker’s voice.

“I mean I don’t see why Billy couldn’t be doing all that.”

“He’s too old,” he answered. “How ’bout turning on the radio. There might be some canned music on at this time. Try 1010.”

The young woman reached behind her, using the hand with the gold band wedding ring and on the little finger beside it the incredible emerald; she opened some white compartment doors, snapped something, turned something. She sat back and waited, and suddenly, without any pretext, she yawned. The young man glanced at her.

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