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Chapter 22
«Well,youwait’llnextweekthen.Wechangeever’week,"sheexplainedtoMa.
«Sureyouwouldn’likealittlecoffee?»Maaskedhelplessly.
«No,thankyou.»Jessietookcharge.«Wegonnashowyou’boutthesanitaryunitfust,an’thenifyouwanta,we’llsignyouupintheLadies’Cluban’giveyouduty.’Courseyoudon’havetojoin.»
«Does—doesitcostmuch?»
«Don’tcostnothingbutwork.An’whenyou’reknowed,maybeyoucanbe’lectedtothiscommittee,"Annieinterrupted.«Jessie,here,isonthecommitteeforthewholecamp.She’sabigcommitteelady.»Jessiesmiledwithpride.«’Lectedunanimous,"shesaid.«Well,Mis’Joad,Iguessit’stimewetol’you’bouthowthecampruns.»
Masaid,«Thishere’smygirl,Rosasharn.»
«Howdo,"theysaid.
«Bettercome’longtoo.»
ThehugeJessiespoke,andhermannerwasfullofdignityandkindness,andherspeechwasrehearsed.
«Youshouldn’thinkwe’rea-buttin’intoyourbusiness,Mis’Joad.Thisherecampgotalotofstuffever’bodyuses.An’wegotruleswemadeourself.Nowwe’rea-goin’totheunit.Thatthere,ever’bodyuses,an’ever’bodygottotakecareofit.»Theystrolledtotheunroofedsectionwherethewashtrayswere,twentyofthem.Eightwereinuse,thewomenbendingover,scrubbingtheclothes,andthepilesofwrung-outclotheswereheapedonthecleanconcretefloor.«Nowyoucanusethesehereanytimeyouwant,"Jessiesaid.«Theon’ythingis,yougottoleave’emclean.
