#1093 Catcher 96

Catcher 96 H recalled Castle was a very quiet boy who sat in the farthest corner of the classroom who hardly ever recited or went up to the blackboard One time Castle showed up in H's can while H was brushing his teeth Castle wanted to borrow H's turtleneck sweater because his cousin was coming to take him out for a drive P interrupted that H couldn't name even one thing he actually liked H said he liked Allie P protested that Allie was dead already and it didn't count H argued that dead person could be a million times better than those alive P asked if there was any profession he'd like to be H said he was no stuff for a scientist H said lawyers like their father were nothing but phonies who earn good bucks just to live a kinkier life than others P didn't answer H thought of the boy singing the lovely song while keeping his imaginary straight line between the curb and the sidewalk H asked P if she knew the song If a Body Catch a Body Comin' through the Rye P corrected H that it was "Meet", not "Catch" P knew better than H that it was Robert Burn's poem -- Hosting provided by SoundOn