The main characters are  Palmer, Dorothy, Henry, and Beans.  Palmer, Henry, and Beans are all friends. Henry and Beans want to be a wringer, unlike Palmer who doesn't want to be a wringer.  Henry and Beans are forcing Palmer to be a wringer.  Palmer does not want to be a wringer and he does not want his friends forcing him to be a wringer. He does not want to be friends with Henry and Beans anymore. So he was no longer friends with Henry and Beans.  He had followed Dorothy's advice and never did and never will be a wringer.  Palmer was happy he listened to Dorothy's advice of not being a wringer.