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She wants to become a nun, his mother saysHe stares at her appraisinglyA nun! Stevie thinks maybe she ought to He looks objectively at her narrow sallow face, the yellowing skin under the eyesYeah, maybe she ought to at thatAgain he is stirred with contempt, and beneath it a vague compassionYa know, Momma, I'm a lucky guy You're a crook, Mary says Keep still, the mother saysAll right, Son, if you're lucky, it's good(He's annoyed at himselfIt's a bad idea to say you're lucky Gaw ahead, become dolce and gabbana handbag a nunHow's Steve? He works so hardHis Mikey, the little one, was sick I'll see him one of these days You children should stick together(Two of them are dead, the others married except for Mary and CasimirHe has given her money for the apartment: the scattered lace doilies, the new upholstered chair, the candlesticks on the bureau are his contributionBut the place is unutterably drabAaaah, it's dis-gustin' What, Casimir? Nothin', Momma, I gotta go nowHere, here's some moneyWill ya get your chanel leather shopping bag teet' fixed for Crisake? Good-bye, CasimirHe looks at her againGood luck to ya, kiddo Sure, here's a little something for you tooHe presses it into her hand, skips out the door and down the stairsSome kids are trying to jimmy the hub plate off his car and he scatters themIt's not much to last for three days, and he's been losing lately in the poker games at Lefty'sWin, lose, it's all in the cards He bounces the little brunette off his knee, saunters over to Lefty and the hood from Kabriskie's louis vuitton mahina outfitThe four-piece band hired for the party is playing softly, and some drinks have been spilled already on the end tables What can I do for ya, Lefty? I want ya to meet Wally BolettiThey nod, talk for a little while You're a good man, Polack, Lefty says Kabriskie's lookin' for somebody to run the girls over in the south end of his section That's it, huh? Yeah He mulls it for a moment(It's more money of course, a lot more, and he can use it, but It's a touchy setup, he mutters(A little switch rolex watch in the political end, a double-cross by some outfit, and he'll be the target How old are ya, Polack? Twenty-four, he lies Damn young, Wally says I want to t'ink the damn thing over, Polack saysIt is the first time he has been unable to make a decision in his life No hurry, but no sayin' it's gonna be open next week I'll take the chance Only, the next day while he is still debating a letter comes from his draft boardThere's a guy over on Madison Street who pricks eardrums, and he gives him a black and white chanel handbag