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named
Soapy,who
sets
out
to
get
arrested
so
he
can
avoid
sleeping
in
the
cold
winter
as
a
guest
of
city
jail.
Soapy'
sploys伎俩includeswindling诈骗arestaurantintoservinghimanexpensivemeal,
breakingtheplate-glasswindowofaluxuryshop,repeatinghiseateryexploitatahumble简陋的diner,
sexuallyharassing
ayoungwoman,pretendingtobepublicly
intoxicated喝醉tomaketroubles,andstealinganotherman'
s
umbrella.
However,alloftheseattemptsarequicklyexposedasfailures.Basedontheseevents,Soapydespairsofhisgoalofgettingarrestedand
imprisoned.
AsO.Henrydescribesevents,thesmallchurchhasaworking
organ机构andapracticingorganist风琴演奏者.AsSoapylistenstothechurchorganplayan
anthem圣歌,heexperiencesaspiritual
epiphany
神灵显现thenheresolves决定tocease停止tobehomeless,endhislifeasa
trampafflicted苦恼with
unemployment,andregainhis
self-respect.
AsSoapystandsonthestreetandconsiderstheplanforhisfuture,however,apolicemantapshimontheshoulderandaskshimwhatheisdoing.WhenSoapyanswers“Nothing,”hisfateissealed未知:
hehasbeenarrestedfor
loitering闲荡.Inthemagistrate’s法官courtonthefollowingday,heisconvicted定罪ofa
misdemeanor行为不端andissentencedtothreemonthsin
Blackwell'
sIsland,theNewYorkCityjail.