As Caleb flipped through the newspaper, he occasionally emitted a little hum of interest or sniff of disdain, as if the entire world could be divided into things that pleased him and things that irritated him. Peter already had a partial list. Filed under “things that please Caleb Murphy” were sandwiches, extra fries, cheap beer, and newspapers. Filed under “things that drive Caleb Murphy into a snit” was virtually everything else, as far as Peter could tell.

