For example, when Seymour told one of the twins or Zooey or Franny or even Mme. Boo Boo {who was only two years younger than myself, and often entirely the Lady}, to take off his or her galoshes on coming into the apartment, each and all of them knew he mostly meant that the floor would get tracked up if they didn't and that Bessie would have to get out the mop. When told them to take off their galoshes, they knew I mostly meant that people who didn't were slobs. It was bound to make no small difference in the way they kidded or ragged us separately.
( J.D. Salinger )
[ Raise High the Roof Beam, ]
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