Tra la la la—la la."
"So," said Eddie when they reached the corner, "you and Edna thought I ditched you, eh?"
"Edna didn't," said Dot, shortly. "She said you'd come."
"Hm." Eddie spoke into the cup of his hand where he was lighting a cigarette. "She probably thought I wouldn't have the courage to fade out."
Dot laughed. "Gee, Edna can't win in your figuring, can she? What's wrong with Edna?"
"Aw, she makes me sick," said Eddie. "She thinks she's so God damned important."
"Well, she was pretty important last night. What would I have done without her? My brother kicked me out. I wouldn't have known what to do without Edna."
"You wouldn't have known what to do without Edna, eh?"
"No. What could I have done?"
Eddie smiled without being amused at anything at all. "Jesus, Kid, you and I will get along great," he said somewhat irrelevantly.
