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You got ta be a horse like me to stand it , ` specially days like this . '' `` Yes , I was thinking of that -- '' `` Believe me or not , nobody ai n't got no idear what hot is without they 've juggled hash in one of these joints on a summer day . The kitchen back there is honest ' somethin' fierce . Three of our girls fainted dead away in the noon rush . '' `` Oh , I know , '' Miss Manvers sighed ; `` I 've tried it before -- and failed . '' The entrance of another customer prevented further confidences , and Miss Manvers was left to resume her scanning of the fashion magazine . If its distracting quality was unquestionable , it hardly contributed comfort to her mood .