Summary

Chapter 11 is titled "Typing Machine" and is an anecdote about Francisco and his typing class during his Freshman year of high school. His speed had improved but not his accuracy. He knew he needed to practice but wasn't sure how he was going to do that. One Wednesday evening he was cleaning a law office as part of his job under Mike Nevell when he spotted an old typewriter in the corner of one of the rooms. He started to practice on it until one of the office workers appeared. Francisco decided to ask the man if he would sell Francisco the typewriter. The man offered to give it to him, but Francisco thought his father wouldn't like Francisco being given something for free. The man told Francisco he could have the typewriter if he put in a new ribbon and paid five...