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@@@@@ All right, Casimir, that's a good boy The little girls are snuffling their noses, looking about with interest now and indignationCasimir did it, they whisper, Casimir did it Miss Marsden hears them at lastDid you do it, Casimir? Me, teacher, why would I do it? Come up here, Casimir He walks up to her desk, leans against her arm when she puts it about himLooking at the class and winking as he lays his head on her shoulder Now, Casimir, don't do that Don't do what, teacher? Did you put the gum on the seats? Tell me the truth, I won't punish you There isn't any gum on Casimir's seat, Miss Marsden, Alice Rafferty says Why isn't there any? she asks him I dunno, teacher, maybe the kid who did it was scared of me Who did it, Casimir? Oh, I dunno, teacherDo ya want me to help clean the seats? Casimir, you should try to be a good boyHe walks back to his seat and on the pretense of helping the other boys, he whispers to the girls In the summer the kids stay out late at night, play hide-and-seek in the empty lots, bathe in the hydrants, which have been turned on for themThere's always some excitement in summerA house is burning down, or they can go up on the rooftops and peek at the big kids fooling around with the girlsIf it's hot enough they can sneak into the movies 'cause the exit doors are left open for ventilation Once or twice they have real good luck Hey, Polack, there's a drunk asleep in the alley behind Salvatore's house He heeled? How do I know? the other kid curses They tiptoe up the alley, debouch into a deserted lot behind the tenements Whadeya mean gaw ahead, how we gonna split? You can split it He creeps up to the drunk, feels about his body slowly for a wa