Chapter 7

Brinker constantly jokes with me saying I did a nice job getting rid of Finny so I could have a nice big room all to myself. I made it seem like I took the joke as a joke but it honestly hurt me deep down inside. He then said "I feel like a smoke, don't you" (80)? Then he said something that really hurt "Yes, yes to thye dungeon with you"(80) again with the jokes about Finny. We went down to the "Butt Room" but then he kept making jokes about the incident and I couldn't take it and told every one that I had to study French. Later to help with the shortage of workers me and the other boys at Devon begin to shovel snow for the train. It was not fun and "by the middle day had lost our fresh volunteer look"(88). The work was grueling and tiring. After hearing all the other boys talking about enlisting it seems fun to leave this life for something new, the military. I returned to the room and was surprised to see Finny sitting in our room.