“I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe the garden some. How’d that be?”
George half-closed his eyes. “I gotta think about that. We was always gonna do it by ourselves.”
Candy interrupted him, “I’d make a will an’ leave my share to you guys in case I kick off, ’cause I ain’t got no relatives nor nothing.”
– John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men, Chapter 3. George is discussing his and Lennie’s plans for a place of their own, where they’re the boss. Candy, a sad and lonely figure who has lost his beloved pet dog, pleads for a place at the table.