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Chapter 10
Shelaidtheslabslikebricks,andpoundedsaltinthespaces.AndNoahcutuptheside-meatandhecutupthelegs.Makeptherfiregoing,andasNoahcleanedtheribsandthespinesandlegbonesofallthemeathecould,sheputthemintheoventoroastforgnawingpurposes.
Intheyardandinthebarnthecirclesoflanternlightmovedabout,andthemenbroughttogetherallthethingstobetaken,andpiledthembythetruck.RoseofSharonbroughtoutalltheclothesthefamilypossessed:theoveralls,thethick-soledshoes,therubberboots,thewornbestsuits,thesweatersandsheepskincoats.Andshepackedthesetightlyintoawoodenboxandgotintotheboxandtrampedthemdown.Andthenshebroughtouttheprintdressesandshawls,theblackcottonstockingsandthechildren’sclothessmalloverallsandcheapprintdresses—andsheputtheseintheboxandtrampedthemdown.
Tomwenttothetoolshedandbroughtwhattoolswerelefttogo,ahandsawandasetofwrenches,ahammerandaboxofassortednails,apairofpliersandaflatfileandasetofrat-tailfiles.
AndRoseofSharonbroughtoutthebigpieceoftarpaulinandspreaditonthegroundbehindthetruck.Shestruggledthroughthedoorwiththemattresses,threedoubleonesandasingle.Shepiledthemonthetarpaulinandbroughtarm-loadsoffoldedraggedblanketsandpiledthemup.
MaandNoahworkedbusilyatthecarcasses,andthesmellofroastingporkbonescamefromthestove.Thechildrenhadfallenbythewayinthelatenight.
