One evening Julian stopped by with some paper for Macon’s New York trip. Rose offered him some coffee, which he accepted eagerly, much to Macon’s annoyance, who was sure Julian was hoping for some Leary oddities.
‘What do you do for a living, Charles?’ Julian asked, when they were all sitting down in the living room.
‘I make bottle caps.’
‘Bottle caps! Is that a fact! And Rose? Do you work?’
‘Yes, I do,’ Rose said, in her serious way. ‘I work at home; I keep house for the boys.’