An 18 year old young man arrives in New York and finds himself taken under the wing of a rich lawyer. Excerpt: THE YOUNG EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD WALKED OUT of Penn Station and stood on the sidewalk. He set down the brown cardboard suitcase he was carrying. Two men in leather jackets watched him carefully as he scanned up and down the avenue. He walked to the corner and waited for the light to change. He crossed with a crowd of people, murmuring "Excuse me," at everyone he bumped into. Most of them gave him a startled or amused look and kept on going. The two men followed him across the street. On the opposite corner, the young man set the suitcase down again, peering up and down at the numbers of the buildings. He saw the hand reach out and snatch his suitcase.
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