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Chapter 26
That’llgetusalittlepieceuptheroad.Wehadabathever’dayhere.Neverwassocleaninmylife.Funnything—usetabeIon’ygotabathever’weekan’Ineverseemedtostink.ButnowifIdon’getoneever’dayIstink.Wonderiftakin’abathsooftenmakesthat?»
«Maybeyoucouldn’tsmellyourselfbefore,"themanagersaid.«Maybe.Iwishtwecouldstay.»Thelittlemanagerheldhistemplesbetweenhispalms.«Ithinkthere’sgoingtobeanotherbabytonight,"hesaid.«Wegonnahaveoneinourfambly’forelong,"saidPa.«Iwishtwecouldhaveithere.Isurewishtwecould.»
TomandWillieandJulethehalf-breedsatontheedgeofthedancefloorandswungtheirfeet.«IgotasackofDurham,"Julesaid.«Likeasmoke?»
«Isurewould,"saidTom.«Ain’thadasmokeforahellofatime.»Herolledthebrowncigarettecarefully,tokeepdownthelossoftobacco.«Well,sir,we’llbesorrytoseeyougo,"saidWillie.«Youfolksisgoodfolks.»Tomlightedhiscigarette.«Ibeenthinkin’aboutitalot.JesusChrist,Iwishtwecouldsettledown.»
JuletookbackhisDurham.«Itain’tnice,"hesaid.«Igotalittlegirl.ThoughtwhenIcomeouthereshe’dgetsomeschoolin’.Buthell,weain’tinoneplacehardlylongenough.Jes’gitsgoin’an’wegottodragon.»
«Ihopewedon’tgetinnomoreHoovervilles,"saidTom.«Iwasreallyscairt,there.»
«Deputiespushyouaroun’?»
«IwasscairtI’dkillsomebody,"saidTom.
