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Mrs. Jones Kindness Quotes

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Mrs. Jones kindness changed roger in a special way it made him feel trusted and that he did not have to steal no more. On page 32 Mrs. Jones told him “you could have just asked for the money” and roger said “ma’am”. He did not know that he could just ask Mrs. Jones for some money for his blue suede shoes. On page32 Mrs. Jones asked “Roger would you want someone to come rob you when you are trying to get home and eat dinner and roger said well I don’t have anybody at home to fix me dinner? On page 32 Roger said “are you gonna take me to jail” bending over the sink and Mrs. Jones said “not with that face I would not take you any

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