Blank is alone in his room when blank wanders in. Most of the other men, including George, have gone into Soledad for the blank. Envious of George and Lennie’s blank, Crooks, blank Lennie with suggestion that George may blank come back. Lennie is frightened and angry. Crooks blank down and speaks of his own isolation and blank. Candy arrives, and the men discuss George, Lennie and Candy’s plans for the blank. At first Crooks is blank, but at last he asks if he can come and blank for them in blank for his bed and board. Then Curley’s wife comes in. Her husband has come into town, leaving her alone with nobody to blank to. Crooks and blank, blank ask he to leave. She blank all three men and blank Crooks before departing. The work blank men come back from town, Crooks, blank and demoralized, tells Candy to forget about his request to blank them on the farm