How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
After the noise we scattered into the alley, but crept back when no one came. I was sick with the thing by now, but there was no getting out of it. (7.29)
Augie isn't cut out for crime, but he's also not cut out for much of any sort of commitment. He gets "sick with the thing" in many of his ventures, legal and illegal.
Quote #5
"Are you a real crook? Have you got the calling? I don't think I ever saw a stranger case of deceiving appearances then." (7.46)
For Einhorn, criminal activity doesn't make one a real crook. A real crook seems to be naturally inclined to the life of crime. Do you agree or disagree?
Quote #6
I took him up on this and considered it a break. Fifty dollars, clear, would go a long way toward easing my mind about Simon. […] I wanted a change of pressure, and to get out of the city. (9.54)
Augie doesn't tend to get bothered by moral questions when he's deciding whether or not to participate in a crime. The rightness or wrongness of the act doesn't enter into his calculus. Does this make him a psychopath? Or just a bit shortsighted?