ackwainted

Updated: January 24, 2026

Ye've got to be hard boiled to git on in this army." "Ye're goddam right," said the tall youth. "Don't let 'em ride yer.... What's yer name, rookie?" "Eisenstein." "This feller's name's Powers.... Bill Powers. Mine's Fuselli.... Goin' to the movies, Mr. Eisenstein?" "No, I'm trying to find a skirt." The little man leered wanly. "Glad to have got ackwainted."

John Dos Passos - Three Soldiers