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1、Unit3THELIBRARYCARDOnemningIarrivedearlyatwkwentintothebanklobbywheretheNegropterwasmopping.IstoodatacounterpickeduptheMemphisCommercialAppealbeganmyfreereadingofthepress.Icamefinallytotheeditialpagesawanarticledealingwi

2、thoneH.L.Mencken.IknewbyhearsaythathewastheeditoftheAmericanMercurybutasidefromthatIknewnothingabouthim.ThearticlewasafuriousdenunciationofMenckenconcludingwithonehotshtsentence:Menckenisafool.IwonderedwhatonearththisMen

3、ckenhaddonetocalldownuponhimthescnoftheSouth.TheonlypeopleIhadeverheardenouncedintheSouthwereNegroesthismanwasnotaNegro.ThenwhatideasdidMenckenholdthatmadeanewspaperliketheCommercialAppealcastigatehimpubliclyUndoubtedlyh

4、emustbeadvocatingideasthattheSouthdidnotlike.NowhowcouldIfindoutaboutthisMenckenTherewasahugelibraryneartheriverfrontbutIknewthatNegroeswerenotallowedtopatronizeitsshelvesanymethantheyweretheparksplaygroundsofthecity.Iha

5、dgoneintothelibraryseveraltimestogetbooksfthewhitemenonthejob.WhichofthemwouldnowhelpmetogetbooksIweighedthepersonalitiesofthemenonthejob.TherewasDonaJewbutIdistrustedhim.HispositionwasnotmuchbetterthanmineIknewthathewas

6、uneasyinsecurehehadalwaystreatedmeinanoffhbanteringwaythatbarelyconcealedhiscontempt.IwasafraidtoaskhimtohelpmetogetbookshisfranticdesiretodemonstratearacialsolidaritywiththewhitesagainstNegroesmightmakehimbetrayme.Thenh

7、owaboutthebossNohewasaBaptistIhadthesuspicionthathewouldnotbequiteabletocomprehendwhyablackboywouldwanttoreadMencken.TherewereotherwhitemenonthejobwhoseattitudesshowedclearlythattheywereKluxerssympathizerstheywereoutofth

8、equestion.ThereremainedonlyonemanwhoseattitudedidnotfitintoanantiNegrocategyfIhadheardthewhitemenrefertohimas“Popelover“.HewasanIrishCatholicwashatedbythewhiteSoutherners.IknewthathereadbooksbecauseIhadgothimvolumesfromt

9、helibraryseveraltimes.SincehetoowasanobjectofhatredIfeltthathemightrefusemebutwouldhardlybetrayme.Ihesitatedweighingbalancingtheimponderablerealities.OnemningIpausedbefetheCatholicfellowsdesk.thoughtwouldbeafoolproofnote

10、:DearMadam:WillyoupleaseletthisniggerboyIusedthewd“nigger“tomakethelibrarianfeelthatIcouldnotpossiblybetheauthofthenotehavesomebooksbyH.L.MeckenIfgedthewhitemansname.IenteredthelibraryasIhadalwaysdonewhenonerrsfwhitesbut

11、IfeltthatIwouldsomehowslipupbetraymyself.Idoffedmyhatstoodarespectfuldistancefromthedesklookedasunbookishaspossiblewaitedfthewhitepatronstobetakencareof.WhenthedeskwasclearofpeopleIstillwaited.Thewhitelibrarianlookedatme

12、.“Whatdoyouwantboy“AsthoughIdidnotpossessthepowerofspeechIsteppedfwardsimplyhedherthefgednotenotpartingmylips.“WhatbooksbyMenckendoeshewant“Sheasked.“Idontknowmaam“Isaidavoidinghereyes.“Whogaveyouthiscard““Mr.Falk“Isaid.

13、“Whereishe““HesatwkatMOpticalCompany“Isaid.“Ivebeeninherefhimbefe.““Iremember“thewomansaid.“Butheneverwrotenoteslikethis.“OhGodshessuspicious.PerhapsshewouldnotletmehavethebooksIfshehadturnedherbackatthatmomentIwouldhave

14、duckedoutthedonevergoneback.ThenIthoughtofaboldidea.“Youcancallhimupmaam“Isaidmyheartpounding.“Yourenotusingthesebooksareyou“sheaskedpointedly.“Ohnomaam.Icantread.““IdontknowwhathewantsbyMencken“shesaidunderherbreath.Ikn

15、ewnowthatIhadnonshewasthinkingofotherthingstheracequestionhadgoneoutofhermind.Shewenttotheshelves.Oncetwiceshelookedoverhershoulderatmeasthoughshewasstilldoubtful.Finallyshecamefwardwithtwobooksinherh.“Imsendinghimtwoboo

16、ks“shesaid.“ButtellMr.Falktocomeinnexttimesendmethenamesofthebookshewants.Idontknowwhathewantstoread.“Isaidnothing.Shestampedthecardhedmethebooks.Notdaringtoglanceatthem.Iwentoutofthelibraryfearingthatthewomanwouldcallme

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