The other day, Brinker Hadley came across the hall, and congratulated me on my influence. This was strange, because he was one of the busiest people in the school. It shocked me, when he said, "I'll bet you knew all the time Finny wouldn't be back this fall. That's why you picked him for a roommate, right?" (79). I laughed this off and tried to change the subject. After I had had enough, I suggested that we go down to the butt room and have a smoke. When we got down there, Brinker made a point of telling everyone about my pretend scheme of getting rid of my roommate. I knew that when I told the story of what happened, they would listen to everyword I said, and believe it. Because of this, I told them an outrageous story. The joke finally got unbearable and I left.
As the war continued, jobs started popping up for the students at Devon. One of these jobs was picking apples. The only good thing is that we get paid. This year, it snowed early, and we were hired to shovel out the railroad tracks, for the troops to get through. Everyone signed up, except for Leper. As I was walking to the job, I saw Leper standing in the woods on skis. When I asked him why he wasn't going down any of the hills he explained, "I just like to go along and see what I'm passing and enjoy myself" (87). I thought this was weird, but then again, so is Leper. He also told me that he was going to find a beaver dam along the river. Shoveling the snow was so much more tedious than picking apples, and the only enjoyable part of the day was when a group of soldiers came by on the train. They were close to our age, but looked more special than we did. As we walked home, Brinker talked about joining the army. We agreed to enlist together and I saw it in a certain way. "I owed it to myself to meet the crisis in my life when I chose, and I chose now" (93). I was excited to enlist in the army, but little did I know as I walked into my dormitory, that Finny was sitting there, back to school.
As the war continued, jobs started popping up for the students at Devon. One of these jobs was picking apples. The only good thing is that we get paid. This year, it snowed early, and we were hired to shovel out the railroad tracks, for the troops to get through. Everyone signed up, except for Leper. As I was walking to the job, I saw Leper standing in the woods on skis. When I asked him why he wasn't going down any of the hills he explained, "I just like to go along and see what I'm passing and enjoy myself" (87). I thought this was weird, but then again, so is Leper. He also told me that he was going to find a beaver dam along the river. Shoveling the snow was so much more tedious than picking apples, and the only enjoyable part of the day was when a group of soldiers came by on the train. They were close to our age, but looked more special than we did. As we walked home, Brinker talked about joining the army. We agreed to enlist together and I saw it in a certain way. "I owed it to myself to meet the crisis in my life when I chose, and I chose now" (93). I was excited to enlist in the army, but little did I know as I walked into my dormitory, that Finny was sitting there, back to school.
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