The narrator finds a Gideon Bible in his room at the Men's House in Harlem. The Gideons are a religious group famous the world over for leaving Bibles in hotel rooms. The discovery of the Bible in his room has great significance for the narrator. Picking it up, he immediately experiences a deep feeling of homesickness. It conjures up memories of family prayer round the dinner table. It also reminds the narrator of Dr. Bledsoe quoting scripture in his speeches. But the narrator has just arrived in New York, and however lonely, homesick, and isolated he is, he knows that he needs to begin finding work straight away; this is no time to dwell on the past. So he puts the Bible to one side, hoping to put his longing for home behind him, at least for the time being.
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