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Chapter 26
«Timewaswhenamansaidwhatwe’ddo.Seemslikewomenistellin’now.Seemslikeit’spurtyneartimetogetoutastick.»
Maputthecleandrippingtindishoutonabox.Shesmileddownatherwork.«Yougetyourstick,Pa,"shesaid.«Timeswhenthey’sfoodan’aplacetoset,thenmaybeyoucanuseyourstickan’keepyourskinwhole.Butyouain’ta-doin’yourjob,eithera-thinkin’ora-workin’.Ifyouwas,why,youcoulduseyourstick,an’womenfolks’dsniffletheirnosean’creep-mousearoun’.Butyoujus’getyouasticknowan’youain’tlickin’nowoman;you’rea-fightin’,’causeIgotastickalllaidouttoo.»
Pagrinnedwithembarrassment.«Nowitain’tgoodtohavethelittlefellashearyoutalkin’likethat,"hesaid.«Yougetsomebaconinsidethelittlefellas’foreyoucometellin’whatelseisgoodfor’em,"saidMa.Pagotupindisgustandmovedaway,andUncleJohnfollowedhim.Ma’shandswerebusyinthewater,butshewatchedthemgo,andshesaidproudlytoTom,«He’sallright.Heain’tbeat.He’slikeasnottotakeasmackatme.»Tomlaughed.«Youjus’a-treadin’himon?»
«Sure,"saidMa.«Takeaman,hecangetworriedan’worried,an’iteatsouthisliver,an’purtysoonhe’lljus’laydownanddiewithhisheartetout.Butifyoucantakean’make’immad,why,he’llbeawright.Pa,hedidn’saynothin’,buthe’smadnow.He’llshowmenow.He’sawright.»
Algotup.«I’mgonnawalkdowntherow,"hesaid.
