As for Mr Zuckermann, he looked like nothing that Lexington had seen
before. In his luxurious office, he shook Lexington warmly by the hand and
congratulated him on his Aunt’s death. Mr. Zuckermann summoned his chief
cashier and told him to give Lexington fifteen thousand dollars out of the
petty cash, and to obtain a receipt. The youth accepted the money gratefully
and stowed it away in his knapsack. Then he shook Mr. Zuckermann warmly
by the hand, thanked him for all his help, and went out of the office. “The
whole world is before me!” our hero cried as emerged into the street.
The poor boy had had nothing but berries and wild herbs for the past two weeks, and now his stomach was yearning for solid food. He crossed the street and entered a small restaurant. This he told himself, is going to be most interesting.
A waiter approached out of the shadows at the back, and stood beside the table. “How do you do,” Lexington said. “I should like a large hominy cutlet please.” The waiter leaned his head over to one side and looked carefully at his customer. “You want roast pork and cabbage?” he asked. “That’s all we got left.” - “Roast what and cabbage?”