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Chapter 16
"Ma,"thegirlsaid,"whenwegetthere,allyougonnapickfruitan’kindaliveinthecountry,ain’tyou?"
Masmiledalittlesatirically."Weain’tthereyet,"shesaid."Wedon’tknowwhatit’slike.Wegottosee."
"Mean’Conniedon’twanttoliveinthecountrynomore,"thegirlsaid."Wegotitallplannedupwhatwegonnado."ForamomentalittleworrycameonMa’sface."Ain’tyougonnastaywithus—withthefamily?"sheasked.
"Well,wetalkedallaboutit,mean’Connie.Ma,wewannaliveinatown."Shewentonexcitedly."Conniegonnagetajobinastoreormaybeafact’ry.An’he’sgonnastudyathome,mayberadio,sohecangittobeaexpertan’maybelaterhavehisownstore.An’we’llgotopitcherswhenever.An’ConniesaysI’mgonnahaveadoctorwhenthebaby’sborn;an’hesayswe’llseehowtimesis,an’maybeI’llgotoahospiddle.An’we’llhaveacar,littlecar.An’afterhestudiesatnight,why—it’llbenice,an’hetoreapageoutaWesternLoveStories,an’he’sgonnasendoffforacourse,’causeitdon’tcostnothin’tosendoff.Saysrightonthatclipping.Iseenit.An’why—theyevengetyouajobwhenyoutakethatcourse—radios,itis—nicecleanwork,andafuture.An’we’llliveintownan’gotopitcherswheneveran’—well,I’mgonnahavea’lectriciron,an’thebaby’llhaveallnewstuff.Conniesaysallnewstuff—whitean’Well,youseeninthecatalogueallthestufftheygotforababy.
