2 The Three-Day Blow by Ernest Hemingway (finished 8/24/2011)

Nick picked up an apple on his way to Bill's house. There was the first autumn storm which probably would last for three days. Bill's father went out to hunt. Bill and Nick began drinking whisky diluted with water. Bill said that his father said that the person who opens a bottle of wine will be a drunkard, so he will just drink the ones that were already opened. Nick and Bill talked about baseball, literature of Chesterton and Walpole, their fathers' drinking habits, and finally Nick's lost of his girlfriend, Marjorie. Nick went to get a log for the fire, but on his way, he hit a pan full of apricots. He picked up the apricots, put them back into the pan, and added some water. Then he saw himself in a mirror, but he looks different. He was not bothered by his distorted image and went to the fireplace. Nick's father was a doctor, so he never drinks. Nick and Marjorie were about to get married, but he let her go. Bill said that Nick was making the right decision, because if he was married, they would not be able to hunt and spend time together. Nick was relieved when he heard that on Saturday, he can always go into the town to find Marjorie. Nick and Bill kept telling themselves they were not drunk, but they were drunk. At last they went out to find Bill's father.