“Them things is for people that ain’t never saw no op’ra,” says Bishop.
“I’m goin’ to have one,” I says.
“Don’t buy none for me,” says Bishop.
“You just spoke in time,” I says.
I laid down a quarter and grabbed one o’ the books.
“It’s thirty-five cents,” says the guy.
“ Carmen wasn’t only a quarter,” I says. “Is this show better’n Carmen ?”
“This is a new one,” the guy says.
“This fella,” I says, pointin’ to Bishop, “seen it a year ago.”
“He must have a good imagination,” says the guy.
“No,” I says, “he writes movin’-pitcher plays.”
I give up a extra dime, because they didn’t seem to be nothin’ else to do. Then I handed