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That night there was an owl hooting from the orchard called Cock Hill; Candy and Homer also heard a fox bark from the orchard called Frying Pan. 'It is only necessary to repair the _profundus,'_ he explained. None of the workers resented that Homer was the boss, with the possible exception of Vernon Lynch, who resented any and every authority—all the more so since Grace Lynch had died. Even when they all pitched in for the harvest, it was hard to keep up with the apples Homer had provided.

'There was one other kid who was old enough to know [601] about it,' Homer confided. ' 'Big deal,' said Homer Wells. 'If you're in love and there's an accident—if somebody gets pregnant, is what I mean; then if you're in love, you get married. Suddenly, she discovered she was _in_ the prison.