it was raining hard, but mae didn't move. her place in this soup line was too valuable. hundreds of people were ahead of her,but a lot were behind her, too. they were all wailing for free soup and bread from the truck at the head of the line.mae hedl rosy in her arms. the two boys ran around playing. you need to stand for a few minutes, rosy, saind mae. i don't want to cried rosy. the sidewalk's wet who's making all this noise immediately, rosy's crying stopped beside her, big and strong and with a smile on his face for her. as she lifted rosy,s crying stoppde. her father appeared besid her, big and strong and with a smile on his face for her. as he lifted rosy, jim told mae, i got a job at the docks. mae noticed something inside jim's coat. his sboxing shoes. she wasn't surprised sto see them. a few boxing orgwanizers in espensive suits couldn't stop her husband from fighting, even if they had taken away his license. are you training today she asded him. o was thinking of selling them said jim. trhe we can pay the grocer dsby the end of the week. mae didn't lnow what to say. atg last she said, don't take less sthan a dooarf, jim.