第4章Warmi
Itwasabitterlyverm。ThiswasadayfhadwaitingforMacupofsoup。Thatwastheposedtobe。
IhadajobspeakingattheDeiooadredotherpeoplewho，likeme，wereuohavethesayhomeforMussoup。Iheredattheabletodomoreabouttheweatherthantotalkaboutit。
&teryformywirelessmie。Ihadfailedtopackaspare。Therewasnochoice，really。Iery。SoIheadedintothewind，headbowed，andcollarup，shufflingintoo-thindressshoes。
Aroundtheer，Ispottedasmallsignannoungthata7-Eleveorewaswithinsight。IfIwalkedquidleride，Icouldreachthefrontdoorahebriskwindwithabreathoflung-burningair。PeoplewholiveioplaywithoutsidersbytelliwinterinDenvermeansendurikindofcold。“It'samuchdrierkindofcold，”reporttheDenverfolks，wheivesaskhowtheylikelifeiy。Drier，myfoot!It'soughtogivethefamousbrassmoomove。
Ihe7-Elevewosouls。TheoheebadgesayingshewasRingbyherappearaaprobablywishedthatshewerehhotsoupandsoothingwordstoherownlittleoead，sheendingherdaymanninganoutpostforerearlyabaownDenver。Shewouldbeabea，arefugeforthefeerefoolishenoughtobeoutandaboutonadaysocold。
&herrefugeefromthecoldwasatall，elderlygentlemanwhoseemedfortablewithhissurroundings。Hewasinabsolutelynohurrytostepbackthroughthefrontdoorandrisksailingthroughtownatthemercyofthewindandice-coveredsidewalks。Ip;apos;thelpbutthinkthatthegentlemanhadlosthismindorhisway。Tobeoutonsuchaday，shufflingthroughthemerdiseofa7-Elevebepletelydaft。
Ididn'thavetimetobeedwithanoldmanwhohadtakenleaveofhissenses。Iery，andtherelehuantpeoplewhohadthiodowiththeirliveswaititheter。ose。
Theoldmansomehowfoundhiswaytotheteraheadofme。Robertasmiled。Hesaidnotasingleword。Robertapickedupeaeagerpurdenteredeatintothecashregister。TheoldmanhaddraggedhimselfintotheDenvermforalousymuffinandabanana。Whatasorrymistakeit>
Foramuffinandabanana，asanemancouldwaituntilspringandthenperhapseunitytosauswheuroreasohisguy。Hehadsailedhisoldtasiftherewerenotomorrow．
&herewouldbenotomorrow。Afterall，herettyold。
&ahadfiguredthetotal，atired，oldhandfisheddeepirenchcoatpocket。Hefishinghandcaughtagepurseasoldasthemanhimself'。Afewdawrinkleddollarbillfelloer。Robertatreatedthemasthoughshewereabouttoreceiveatreasure。
&hemeagerpurchaseshadbeeoaplastiethingremarkablehappeaokenbyherelderlyfriend，anold，tiredhandslowlyexteheter。Thehaheaspreadtheplastidlesonthebagalyslippedthemoverhiswrist。Thefidaospaarledahemarksofage。
&asmiledlarger。
Shescoopeduptheothertired，oldhandandinaninstant，shewasholdih，gatheredinfrontof'herbrownface。Shewarmedthem。Topandbottom。Thensides。Shereadpulledthescarfthathadflownnearlyoffhisbroadbutstoopedshoulders。Shepulleditclosearouillhesaidnotasingleword。Hestoodasiftotthemomentiwouldhavetolastatleastuntilthemorroouldonshufflethroughthecold。Robertabuttoonthathadeludedthemanipulationoftheoldhands。Shelookedhimintheeyesand，withaslenderfinger，moglys。“Now，Mr。Johnson。Iwantyoutobevery，careful。''Shethenpausedeversolightlyforemphasisandaddedsincerely，”Ioseeyouiomorrow。”
Withthoselastwiheoldmanhadhisorders。Hehesitated，aurned，airedfootshufflingbarelyinfroher，hemovedslowlyierDenverm。Irealizedtheeinsearchofabananaandamuffin。Hehadi。