headed TIME ON BLOCK。
〃Sure； why not； the big bosses probably make exceptions for mice；〃 I said。
〃Course they do；〃 Brutal agreed。 〃Lack of pockets。〃 He turned to look at the wall…clock behind the desk； then printed 10：01 in the column headed TIME OFF BLOCK。 The longer space between these two numbers was headed NAME OF VISITOR。 After a moment's hard thought … probably to muster his limited spelling skills； as I'm sure the idea was in his head already … Brutus Howell carefully wrote STEAMBOAT WILLY； which was what most people called Mickey Mouse back in those days。 It was because of that first talkie cartoon； where he rolled his eyes and bumped his hips around and pulled the whistle cord in the pilothouse of the steamboat。
〃There；〃 Brutal said； slamming the book closed and returning it to its drawer； 〃all done and buttoned up。〃
I laughed； but Dean； who couldn't help being serious about things even when he saw the joke； was frowning and polishing his glasses furiously。 〃You'll be in trouble if someone sees that。〃 He hesitated and added； 〃The wrong someone。〃 He hesitated again； looking nearsightedly around almost as if he expected to see that the walls had grown ears； before finishing： 〃Someone like Percy Kiss…My…Ass…and…Go…to…Heaven Wetmore。〃
〃Huh；〃 Brutal said。 … The day Percy Wetmore sits his narrow shanks down here at this desk will be the day I resign。〃
〃You won't have to；〃 Dean said。 〃They'll fire you for making jokes in the visitors' book if Percy puts the right word in the right ear。 And he can。 You know he can！'
Brutal glowered but said nothing。 I reckoned that later on that night he would erase what he had written。 And if he didn't； I would。
The next night； after getting first Bitterbuck and then The Preside