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Chapter 26

           «Iwanttogetyoucheckeddown,"hesaid.«Howmanyofyougoingtowork?»Tomsaid,«They’sfourmen.Isthisherehardwork?»

           «Pickingpeaches,"theclerksaid.«Piecework.Givefivecentsabox.»

           «Ain’tnoreasonwhythelittlefellascan’thelp?»

           «Surenot,ifthey’recareful.»Mastoodinthedoorway.«Soon’sIgetsettleddownI’llcomeoutan’help.Wegotnothin’toeat,mister.Dowegetpaidrightoff?»

           «Well,no,notmoneyrightoff.Butyoucangetcreditatthestoreforwhatyougotcoming.»

           «Comeon,let’shurry,"Tomsaid.«Iwanttagetsomemeatan’breadinmetonight.Wheredowego,mister?»

           «I’mgoingouttherenow.Comewithme.»TomandPaandAlandUncleJohnwalkedwithhimdownthedustystreetandintotheorchard,inamongthepeachtrees.Thenarrowleaveswerebeginningtoturnapaleyellow.Thepeacheswerelittleglobesofgoldandredonthebranches.Amongthetreeswerepilesofemptyboxes.Thepickersscurriedabout,fillingtheirbucketsfromthebranches,puttingthepeachesintheboxes,carryingtheboxestothecheckingstation;andatthestations,wherethepilesoffilledboxeswaitedforthetrucks,clerkswaitedtocheckagainstthenamesofthepickers.

           «Here’sfourmore,"theguidesaidtoaclerk.«O.K.Everpickedbefore?»

           «Neverdid,"saidTom.«Well,pickcareful.Nobruisedfruit,nowindfalls.Bruiseyourfruitan’wewon’tcheck’em.There’ssomebuckets.»Tompickedupathree-gallonbucketandlookedatit.«Fullaholesonthebottom.»

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