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Chapter 26
«Ma,I’ma-gonnagoawaytonight.Ican’tgoputtin’thisonyoufolks.»
Masaidangrily,«Tom!They’sawholelotIdon’un’erstan’.Butgoin’awayain’tgonnaeaseus.It’sgonnabearusdown.»Andshewenton,«Theywasthetimewhenwewasonthelan’.Theywasaboundarytousthen.Ol’folksdiedoff,an’littlefellascome,an’wewasalwaysonething—wewasthefambly—kindawholeandclear.An’nowweain’tclearnomore.Ican’tgetstraight.Theyain’tnothin’keepsusclear.Al—he’sahankerin’an’a-jibbitin’togooffonhisown.An’UncleJohnisjus’a-draggin’along.Pa’slosthisplace.Heain’ttheheadnomore.We’recrackin’up,Tom.Thereain’tnofamblynow.An’Rosasharn—"Shelookedaroundandfoundthegirl’swideeyes.«Shegonnahaveherbabyan’theywon’tbenofambly.Idon’know.Ibeena-tryin’tokeephergoin’.Winfiel’—what’shegonnabe,this-a-way?Gettin’wild,an’Ruthietoo—likeanimals.Gotnothin’totrus’.Don’go,Tom.Stayan’help.»
«O.K.,"hesaidtiredly.«O.K.,Ishouldn’,though.Iknowit.»Mawenttoherdishpanandwashedthetinplatesanddriedthem.
«Youdidn’sleep.»
«No.»
«Well,yousleep.Iseenyourclotheswaswet.I’llhang’embythestovetodry.»Shefinishedherwork.«I’mgoin’now.I’llpick.Rosasharn,ifanybodycomes,Tom’ssick,youhear?Don’letnobodyin.Youhear?»RoseofSharonnodded.«We’llcomebackatnoon.Getsomesleep,Tom.
