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Chapter 20

           «ButI’mgonnastudy,"hesaid.«Soon’sIgetonmyfeet.»

           Shesaidfiercely,«Wegottohaveahouse’forethebabycomes.

           Weain’tgonnahavethisbabyinnotent.»

           «Sure,"hesaid.«Soon’sIgetonmyfeet.»HewentoutofthetentandlookeddownatMa,crouchedoverthebrushfire.RoseofSharonrolledonherbackandstaredatthetopofthetent.Andthensheputherthumbinhermouthforagagandshecriedsilently.

           Makneltbesidethefire,breakingtwigstokeeptheflameupunderthestewkettle.Thefireflaredanddroppedandflaredanddropped.Thechildren,fifteenofthem,stoodsilentlyandwatched.Andwhenthesmellofthecookingstewcametotheirnoses,theirnosescrinkledslightly.Thesunlightglistenedonhairtawnywithdust.Thechildrenwereembarrassedtobethere,buttheydidnotgo.Matalkedquietlytoalittlegirlwhostoodinsidethelustingcircle.Shewasolderthantherest.Shestoodononefoot,caressingthebackofherlegwithabareinstep.Herarmswereclaspedbehindher.ShewatchedMawithsteadysmallgrayeyes.Shesuggested,«Icouldbreakupsomebreshifyouwantme,ma’am.»

           Malookedupfromherwork.«Youwanttagetasttoeat,huh?»

           «Yes,ma’am,"thegirlsaidsteadily.

           Maslippedthetwigsunderthepotandtheflamemadeaputteringsound.«Didn’youhavenobreakfast?»

           «No,ma’am.Theyain’tnoworkhereabouts.Pa’sintryin’tosellsomestufftogitgasso’swecanget’long.»

           Malookedup.

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