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Chapter 20
Tomsaid,«Maain’ta-gonnawantamove.She’salltar’dout.»
Floydshruggedhisshoulders.«Iain’ta-tryin’topushyanorth.
Suityaself.Ijus’tol’yawhatIheard.»Hepickedtheoilygasketfromtherunningboardandfitteditcarefullyontheblockandpresseditdown.«Now,"hesaidtoAl,«’fyouwanttogivemeahan’withthatenginehead.»
Tomwatchedwhiletheysettheheavyheadgentlydownovertheheadboltsanddroppeditevenly.«Havetotalkaboutit.»hesaid.
Floydsaid,«Idon’twantnobodybutyourfolkstoknowaboutit.Jus’you.An’Iwouldn’toftol’youifyabrotherdidn’he’pmeouthere.»
Tomsaid,«Well,Isurethankyafortellin’us.Wegottofiggeritout.Maybewe’llgo.»
Alsaid,«ByGod,IthinkI’llgoiftheres’goesornot.I’llhitchthere.»
«An’leavethefambly?»Tomasked.
«Sure.I’dcomebackwithmyjeansplumbfullajack.Whynot?»
«Maain’tgonnalikenosuchthing,"Tomsaid.«An’Pa,heain’tgonnalikeitneither.»
Floydsetthenutsandscrewedthemdownasfarashecouldwithhisfingers.«Mean’mywifecomeoutwithourfolks,"hesaid.«Backhomewewouldn’ofthoughtofgoin’away.Wouldn’ofthoughtofit.But,hell,wewasallupnorthapieceandIcomedownhere,an’theymovedon,an’nowGodknowswheretheyare.Beenlookin’an’askin’about’emeversince.»Hefittedhiswrenchtotheengineheadboltsandturnedthemdownevenly,oneturntoeachnut,aroundandaroundtheseries.»
