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Chapter 26
Isockedhim.»
«Sh!Youshouldn’.Hecan’thurtyoucallin’names.»
«Well,Iwon’tlet’im,"Winfieldsaidfiercely.
«Sh!Getsomesleep.»
Ruthiesaid,«Yououghtaseenthebloodrundown—alloverhisclothes.»
MareachedahandfromundertheblanketandsnappedRuthieonthecheekwithherfinger.Thelittlegirlwentrigidforamoment,andthendissolvedintosniffling,quietcrying.
InthesanitaryunitPaandUncleJohnsatinadjoiningcompartments.«Might’swellgetinagoodlas’one,"saidPa.«It’ssurenice.’Memberhowthelittlefellaswassoscairtwhentheyflushed’emthefirsttime?»
«Iwasn’tsoeasymyself,"saidUncleJohn.Hepulledhisoverallsneatlyuparoundhisknees.«I’mgettin’bad,"hesaid.«Ifeelsin.»
«Youcan’tsinnone,"saidPa.«Youain’tgotnomoney.Jus’sittight.Cos’youatleas’twobuckstosin,an’weain’tgottwobucksamongstus.»
«Yeah!ButI’ma-thinkin’sin.»
«Awright.Youcanthinksinfornothin’.»
«It’sjus’asbad,"saidUncleJohn.«It’sawholehellofalotcheaper,"saidPa.«Don’tyougomakin’lightofsin.»
«Iain’t.Youjus’goahead.Youalwaysgetssinfuljus’whenhell’sa-poppin’.»
«Iknowit,"saidUncleJohn.«Alwayswasthatway.Inevertol’halfthestuffIdone.»
«Well,keepittoyaself.»
«Theseherenicetoiletsgetsmesinful.»
«Gooutinthebushesthen.Comeon,pullupyapantsan’le’sgetsomesleep.»Papulledhisoverallstrapsinplaceandsnappedthebuckle.
