Thepharmacist’sassistantwascallingouthedispensary．Apale，sick-lookingmanwalkedovertotheter，paidforhismedicationandhurriedoutwithit，hisbentformsoondisappearingamidtheshadowsoftallbuildings．Clementinesawothererschoosewhattheywantedandthenqueueupbeforethecashregister．Incuriosity，shepickedupsomethingrandomlyfromtheshelfandstoodioo,thoughshehadnoideawhattheboxwasfor．Actually，itwasabigboxofextrarge-sizeds．Whenitcametoherturn,thecashierpuhepriceofthemetdiseonhismaeandaskedautomatically，
"Cash，chargeorthirdparty?"Clementinesmiledhimandsaidperplexedly．
"Idon’tuandwhatyouaresaying.”Theyoungmalecashierpatientlyexpined
"Thatmeansyoupayforyourpurchasebycash，checkorcreditcard，whicheveryouprefer.”
"YoumeanImustgiveyousomethinginexgeforthis?"Thecashierwastakenabadlookedattheyounggirlstandingbeforehimwithherartlesssmileandcouldn’tdecidewhethershewassomeohastrangesenseofhumororapracticaljokerforshecertainlydidn’tlooklikeamoron．Atalossastohowtocopewithsomeonewhoobviouslyhadnouandingwhatsoeverabouteverydaydealingsinsociety，hecouldonlysmileinanelyandatriflehystericallyather．Clementinesaid，
“Ihavenothingtogiveyouinexge.”Thecashiercouldonlytiosmileatheraherersstandingbehindguffawedatthebizarrese．Justthenafemalevoicebehindhercametoherrescue，saying，
"It’sok,I’llpayforher.”Itwasel．Shepaidforherownoraltraceptiveaine’spurchaseawowalkedoutofthedrugstether,talkinganimatedly.
"I’llgiveyouthegraysuityouhaveonifyoulike,”saidel.“It’smine，youknow．Youtookitfromthedryer’s，right?Itwasmissingwheopickituptoday.”
"Thankyou．I’llreturnittoyouwhenIleave．Humansocietyisreallystrahere’ssomanyunnecessarythings.”Thetwowalkedoninsilenceforawhile．Theiuroherpanionandasked，
"youtellmewhat’sinthisboxIjustbought?"
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