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Chapter 6
Hemadethewiretaut,thenfoundastickandslippedthepiecesofmeatalongthewireuntiltheywereoverthefire.Andtheflameslickeduparoundthemeatandhardenedandglazedthesurfaces.Joadsatdownbythefire,butwithhisstickhemovedandturnedtherabbitsothatitwouldnotbecomesealedtothewire."Thishereisaparty,"hesaid."Salt,Muley’sgot,an’wateran’rabbits.Iwishhegotalotofhominyinhispocket.That’sallIwish."
Muleysaidoverthefire,"Youfellas’dthinkI’mtouched,thewayIlive."
"Touchednothin’,"saidJoad."Ifyou’retouched,Iwishtever’bodywastouched."
Muleycontinued,"Well,sir,it’safunnything.Somepinwentan’happenedtomewhentheytol’meIhadtogetofftheplace.FustIwasgonnagoinan’killawholeflockapeople.Thenallmyfolksallwentawayoutwest.An’Igotwanderin’aroun’.Jus’walkin’aroun’.Neverwentfar.Slep’whereIwas.Iwasgonnasleepheretonight.That’swhyIcome.I’dtellmyself,’I’mlookin’afterthingssowhenallthefolkscomebackit’llbeallright.’ButIknowedthatwan’ttrue.Thereain’tnothin’tolookafter.Thefolksain’tnevercomin’back.I’mjus’wanderin’aroun’likeadamnol’graveyardghos’."
"Fellagetsuse’toaplace,it’shardtogo,"saidCasy."Fellagetsuse’toawayathinkin’it’shardtoleave.Iain’tapreachernomore,butallthetimeIfindI’mprayin’,noteventhinkin’whatI’mdoin."
