’Thesewilldo，’hesaidatlast；’Ican’tsayIthinkmuchofyourtasteinslippers，butthefit’sthething。’Heslippedhisfeetintoapairofsock—likesambhur—skinfootcoverings，foundalongchair，andlayatlength。
’They’remyownpetpair，’Torpenhowsaid。’Iwasjustgoingtoputthemonmyself。’
’Allyourreprehensibleselfishness。Justbecauseyouseemehappyforaminute，youwanttoworrymeandstirmeup。Findanotherpair。’
’GoodforyouthatDickcan’twearyourclothes，Torp。Youtwolivecommunistically，’saidtheNilghai。
’DickneverhasanythingthatIcanwear。He’sonlyusefultospongeupon。’