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  • “It was about eleven o’clock at night, and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.”
  • Lord! What in the name of God does this boy think he's doing?
  • I need the money. I need the money. I need the money. This is not stealing because I need the money.I'm sorry
  • “The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. Then she reached down, picked the boy up by his shirt front, and shook him until his teeth rattled. “
  • He tried to rob me. Yet... He certainly looks unkempt. Is there anyone to care for him? Can he afford to take care of himself?
  • Oh my God, am screwed. She's going to shake me until my teeth fall out and then she's gonna call the police. Help.
  • “When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.” Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a half-nelson 4 about his neck”
  • I'll take him to my home. Maybe a bit of kindness will set him straight. And the fact that no one's there to actualy teach him is a tragedy. But I can't take care of him. No, I'll just give him a lesson.
  • Where is she taking me? I wish I hadn't done that. I was well aware it was wrong, yet my greed overcame my logic. But... I really want (need) those shoes.
  • A young teen, Roger, unsuccessfully attempts to steal a powerfully built woman’s purse as she walks home from work late at night on the streets of Harlem, New York.
  • “The woman said, “Um-hum! You thought I was going to say but, didn’t you? You thought I was going to say, but I didn’t snatch people’s pocketbooks. Well, I wasn’t going to say that.” Pause. Silence. “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son — neither tell God,
  • I'm not going to jail... And after trying to rob her, Ms Jones is offering me her hospitality and giving me an opportunity to regain some dignity. How will I repay her?
  • Roger’s attempt at thievery goes completely wrong, as the purse breaks and he consequently falls on his teeth. The largely built woman kicks him in his backside and grabs him, telling him that he ought to not have done that. The woman then asks him why he did that and if he would run if he were to be turned loose, to which he answered with a yes. Therefore she drags him towards her house.
  • “The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse which she left behind her on the day-bed. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye, if she wanted to. He did not trust the woman not to trust him.”
  • Will he run?
  • I can't believe Ms Jones had a similar childhood to mine. I'm not running away, then. If she coud persevere, I can too. I won't steal from her, I must make her trust me.
  • The lady asks Roger if he has anyone at home waiting for him and Roger replies that he doesn’t, effectively telling the lady that he doesn’t have anyone to care for him. She tells him that she will teach him a lesson and that if he were her son he would be much better taken care of. Then, as Roger is struggling, the lady puts Roger in a headlock which immobilises him and tells him her name: Ms Luella Bates Washington Jones.
  • “When they were finished eating she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocket book nor nobody else’s-”
  • I hope he has a nice life, and I sincerely hope that this changes it in some way.
  • I am so... thankful.
  • Ms Jones takes him to her tiny house and tells Roger that the police won’t be called. She tells Roger to wash his face so he looks presentable and clean. Ms Jones offers to make Roger dinner and subtly asks for the reason he tried to steal from her. He says that he wanted a pair of blue suede shoes. Ms Jones tells Roger how she was in a similar situation to his when she was young, which clues in Roger to the reason that she didn’t call the police.
  • He looks skinny, unhealthily so. I'll offer him some food. But first I'll tell him of my... experiences. Maybe then he can understand where I'm coming from with more ease.
  • Then, she tests him: Ms Jones turns her back on him and leaves the door open, giving him a way to escape easily. Her handbag is also left in plain sight, ready to be stolen from. The boy didn’t dare to escape and he couldn’t even fathom stealing from Ms Jones, so he sat down somewhere where she could see him. He passed the test and proved himself trustworthy.
  • In the end, Roger had dinner with Ms Jones and Ms Jones gave him ten dollars, already forgiving his actions. She tells him that the money is for the blue suede shoes. Ms Rogers ends their conversation by saying that she doesn’t want him to steal from anyone else and Roger barely manages to choke out a thank you before the door is closed on his face.
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