the small minded Lennie a puppy from his dog's litter. Slim appeared to be a kind and sensitive man, so George confided in him about the troubles he and Lennie had been in. As they finished their conversation, Lennie snuck in, grinning, with his puppy hidden inside his coat. George told him to take it back to the barn to be with its mother. That evening, in the deserted bunkhouse, George, Candy and Lennie still cradling his puppy, quietly talked. Lennie convinced George to tell him again about their future farm beca
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