So the girl came. Her name was Leah, and Morgan's first and last question for her was to ask what kind of name that was. She said that it was out of the Bible. He noticed then that she did not have any makeup on and that her hair was slicked unbecomingly tight to her head and held there with bobby pins. He had a moment's worry about whether she was really sixteen and could legally hold a job, but close up he saw that it was likely the truth. He told her that she would need to work one show, starting at eight o'clock, on weeknights and two shows, starting at seven, on Saturday nights. After closing, she would be responsible for counting the take and locking it away.
そしてその女の子がやってきた。彼女の名前はレアといい、モーガンの彼女に対する最初で最後の質問は、それはいったいどういう名前だ、というものだった。聖書からとったものだと彼女は答えた。それから彼は、女の子がー切化粧をしておらず、髪は不格好にぎゅっと引っ詰めてへアピンで留めてあることに気づいた。一瞬彼はこの女の子が本当に十六歳で、職に就いても違法ではないのか危ぶんだが、近くで見るとたぶん本当だと思えた。平日の夜は八時からー回上映、土曜の夜は七時から二回上映分仕事をしてもらうことになると彼は説明した。閉めたあとで売上を計算して金をしまい込むのも彼女の責任だ。