The Sound of ProgressBenjamin puttered in the kitchen and took his pan clanking to a new level. He admired his creation: eggs, bacon, potatoes, toast, orange juice, and coffee. “This may be the best breakfast I ever made for you. Dig in. Sorry things have to end so sudden like this, but after what happened last night in the alley, it is time to move on. You may have problems both here in Harlem with those thugs and your classmates at Columbia. Remember, if your schoolmates cause trouble and Mrs. Montgomery learns about it, you’ll have a problem. You were smart to deposit the check yesterday—she might want her money back.”
“Seems like such a shame I’m not going to walk across the stage at graduation after all my hard work.”
“You fooled these people for four years and then you embarrassed
