“After that, I had it easy,” says Homer, talking about his post-operative recovery.<\/p>\n
“Easy?” asks Al.<\/p>\n
“That’s what I said,” answers Homer. “They took care of me, fine. They trained me to use these things. Why, I can dial telephones, I can drive a car — I can even put nickels in the jukebox! I’m alright. But – – ” Homer takes a long drag on his cigarette.<\/p>\n
“But what, sailor?” says Fred.<\/p>\n
“Well,” says Homer, “well, you see – – I’ve got a girl.”<\/p>\n
“She knows what happened to you, doesn’t she?” asks Fred.<\/p>\n
“Sure, they all know,” says Homer. “They don’t know what these things look like.” He takes another drag on the cigarette.<\/p>\n
“What’s your girl’s name, Homer?” asks Al.<\/p>\n
“Wilma,” says Homer. “She and I went to high school together.”<\/p>\n
“I’ll bet Wilma’s a swell girl,” says Al.<\/p>\n
“She is,” says Homer, looking out the window.<\/p>\n
“Then, it’ll be alright, sailor,” says Fred. “You wait and see.”<\/p>\n
“Yeah,” says Homer. “Wait and see. Wilma’s only a kid. She’s never seen anything like these hooks.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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