ham-wrapping

Updated: June 25, 2025

The two had agreed to meet her; and, after waiting, had gone to the room where she worked; only to find that the ham-wrapping girls had quit work an hour before, and left. There was no snow that night, nor was it especially cold; and still Ona had not come! Something more serious must be wrong this time. They aroused Jurgis, and he sat up and listened crossly to the story.

Upton Sinclair - The Jungle