“ Folks don't run away from decent families and partners ”
Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt (1922). copy citation
| Author | Sinclair Lewis |
|---|---|
| Source | Babbitt |
| Topic | family running |
| Date | 1922 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1156/1156-h/1156-h.htm |
Context
“would look out for them. Honestly! Why NOT? Really LIVE—
He longed for it, admitted that he longed for it, then almost believed that he was going to do it. Whenever common sense snorted, “Nonsense! Folks don't run away from decent families and partners; just simply don't do it, that's all!” then Babbitt answered pleadingly, “Well, it wouldn't take any more nerve than for Paul to go to jail and—Lord, how I'd' * like to do it! Moccasins—six-gun—frontier town—gamblers—sleep under the stars—be a regular man, with he-men like Joe Paradise—gosh!””
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