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But he did n't know . He was terror-stricken . October came and went . With the first of November the Park became impossible , even at noon , and with two overcoats and the sweater . The first frost was a black frost for him . He scanned the heavens daily for rain or snow . There was a cigar store and billiard room on the corner across the boulevard and there he sometimes went , with a few of his Park cronies , to stand behind the players ' chairs and watch them at pinochle or rum .