““I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.”Chapter 3 · Candy · ★★★★★→
“Never did seem right to me. S’pose Curley jumps a big guy an’ licks him. Ever’body says what a game guy Curley is. And s’pose he does the same thing and gets licked. Then ever’body says the big guy oughtta pick somebody his own size, and maybe they gang up on the big guy. Never did seem right to me. Seems like Curley ain’t givin’ nobody a chance.Chapter 2 · Candy · ★★★★☆→
“And at his heels there walked a dragfooted sheep dog, gray of muzzle, and with pale, blind old eyes.Chapter 2 · Narrator · ★★★★☆→
“Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ’em because he ain’t a big guy.Chapter 2 · Candy · ★★★★☆→
““Carl’s right, Candy. That dog ain’t no good to himself. I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple.”Chapter 3 · Slim · ★★★★☆→
“They fell into a silence. They looked at one another, amazed. This thing they had never really believed in was coming true.Chapter 3 · Narrator · ★★★★☆→
“A shot sounded in the distance. The men looked quickly at the old man. Every head turned toward him.Chapter 3 · Narrator · ★★★★☆→
“S'pose I went in with you guys. Tha's three hunderd an' fifty bucks I'd put in. I ain't much good, but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some.Chapter 3 · Candy · ★★★★☆→
“You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me.Chapter 3 · Candy · ★★★★☆→
