(Page 29, small book) "Look, Lennie! This ain't no set up. I'm scared. You gonna have trouble with that Curley guy. I seen that kind before. He was kinda feelin' you out. He figures he's got you scared and he's gonna take a sock at you first chance he gets." This sentence is pretty self-explanatory as to why Lennie wouldn't want to stay. He's scared that Curley is gonna hit him at any moment, scared that he's gonna get in trouble and not know what to do. At least, in his eyes, George will take care of him and make sure nothing happens.
(Page 32) "Liisten to me, you crazy bastard," he said fiercely. "Don't you even take a look at that bitch. I don't care what she says and what she does. I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be." And now, here, Lennie even finds something that may be calming, bring him happiness and George says she's dangerous. He thought he found something good, but it turned out to be bad. Really, he just found it to be a dangerous place because there were more bad things than there were good. Then again, he said that statement before he got the puppy.
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