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Chapter 10
Pasharpenedtwomorestickstoholdthebodiesopentotheair,whileTomwiththescrubberandMawithadullknifescrapedtheskinstotakeoutthebristles.Albroughtabucketandshoveledtheentrailsintoit,anddumpedthemonthegroundawayfromthehouse,andtwocatsfollowedhim,mewingloudly,andthedogsfollowedhim,growlinglightlyatthecats.
Pasatonthedoorstepandlookedatthepigshanginginthelanternlight.Thescrapingwasdonenow,andonlyafewdropsofbloodcontinuedtofallfromthecarcassesintotheblackpoolontheground.Pagotupandwenttothepigsandfeltthemwithhishand,andthenhesatdownagain.GranmaandGrampawenttowardthebarntosleep,andGrampacarriedacandlelanterninhishand.Therestofthefamilysatquietlyaboutthedoorstep,ConnieandAlandTomontheground,leaningtheirbacksagainstthehousewall,UncleJohnonabox.Painthedoorway.OnlyMaandRoseofSharoncontinuedtomoveabout.RuthieandWinfieldweresleepynow,butfightingitoff.Theyquarreledsleepilyoutinthedarkness,Noahandthepreachersquattedsidebyside,facingthehouse.Pascratchedhimselfnervously,andtookoffhishatandranhisfingersthroughhishair."Tomorrawe’llgetthatporksaltedearlyinthemorning,an’thenwe’llgetthetruckloaded,allbutthebeds,an’nex’morningoffwe’llgo.Hardlyisaday’sworkinallthat,"hesaiduneasily.
Tombrokein,"We’llbemoonin’aroun’allday,lookin’forsomepintodo."Thegroupstirreduneasily.
