\'Isleepincheaplodginghouses,\'theBishopwenton。\'ButIamafraid,andneverstaylonginoneplace。Also,Irenttworoomsinworkingmen\'shousesindifferentquartersofthecity。Itisagreatextravagance,Iknow,butitisnecessary。Imakeupforitinpartbydoingmyowncooking,thoughsometimesIgetsomethingtoeatincheapcoffee—houses。AndIhavemadeadiscovery。Tamales*areverygoodwhentheairgrowschillylateatnight。Onlytheyaresoexpensive。
ButIhavediscoveredaplacewhereIcangetthreefortencents。
Theyarenotsogoodastheothers,buttheyareverywarming。
*AMexicandish,referredtooccasionallyintheliteratureofthetimes。Itissupposedthatitwaswarmlyseasoned。Norecipeofithascomedowntous。
\'AndsoIhaveatlastfoundmyworkintheworld,thankstoyou,youngman。ItistheMaster\'swork。\'Helookedatme,andhiseyestwinkled。\'Youcaughtmefeedinghislambs,youknow。Andofcourseyouwillallkeepmysecret。\'