7 The Jockey by Carson McCullers

There was a jockey called Bitsy Barlow. He went to the dining room of a hotel. He was angry with three men, Sylvester the trainer, Simmons the bookie, and the rich man the owner of Seltzer, the horse. Six months ago Bitsy's good friend, McGuire, and Irish rider, broke his leg and hip on the track. Now Bitsy received a letter that one leg of McGuire is 2 inches shorter than the other. Bitsy hated these three men who still enjoyed their elegant meal. Sylvester kept telling Bitsy to be reasonable. Simmons said that Bitsy was crazy. In the end, Bitsy went to the bar alone drinking. Then he went back, ate some French fries, spat them on the floor and left. Now he weighs 112.5 pound. He was super skinny.