Clyde and five other bellboys go to dinner at Frissel's, a local all-night restaurant. Ratterer takes pains to include Clyde in the conversations, drawing him in. Hegglund, too, enjoys Clyde's company. Part of the ritual of these dinners, arranged after paychecks have been dispersed, is to eat, drink and be merry. The other boys laugh at Ratterer when he orders wine with seltzer water for a drink, but Ratterer declares that he can't be hung over again or worried about trying to get to work on time. He didn't want to get drunk again like last time. As Clyde has heard his mother's opinions on the evils of alcohol, and because he is inexperienced with drinking, Clyde echoes Ratterer's order. As the talk around the table continues, and the boys relate.....
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