The two had to flee the town in the night when the woman raised assault charges and brought the whole town looking for Lennie and George. Lennie responds to George's anger with self-pity and the use of the guilt trip, sorrowfully saying that if George doesn't want him around, he could just go off and live in the hills by himself. Lennie and George are different, according to George, because they have a future and each other. The most pleasing aspect of this dream in Lennie's estimation is the prospect of having rabbits, the care of which will be put in his charge. Thus, the desired outcome of the novel is presented to us through George.
Night falls on the end of the first chapter.
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