Jurgis is now not only a hobo again, but he has had a taste of the good life and it is difficult for him to go back to being dirt poor. He feels always one step away from freezing or starvation, and one day, after he has spent the entire daytime begging, he hears a political meeting beginning. He discovers that the man speaking is a familiar Senator whom he knew during his more prosperous days. Ironically, the man is speaking of protection, an idea that a workingman should LET his boss charge him higher prices, for he in return will receive higher wages, etc, etc. Jurgis cannot help but fall asleep, and he is cast out back into the street after he keeps snoring.
Outside, he recognizes a girl who had attended his.....
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