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Chapter 6
Comeonback."CasyandJoadstruggledupandwalkedbacktowardtheblackbulkofthehouse.Muleymetthemnearthesmokingdustpilewhichhadbeentheirfire."Ididn’tthinkthey’dleavenobody,"hesaidproudly."Meknockin’Willyoveran’takin’ashotatthelightsonce-twicekeeps’emcareful.Theyain’tsurewhoitis,an’Iain’tgonnalet’emcatchme.Idon’tsleepnearnohouse.Ifyoufellaswantacomealong,I’llshowyouwheretosleep,wheretheyain’tnobodygonnastumbleoverya."
"Leadoff,"saidJoad."We’llfollayou.IneverthoughtI’dbehidin’outonmyoldman’splace."
Muleysetoffacrossthefields,andJoadandCasyfollowedhim.Theykickedthecottonplantsastheywent."You’llbehidin’fromlotsofstuff,"saidMuley.Theymarchedinsinglefileacrossthefields.Theycametoawater-cutandslideasilydowntothebottomofit.
"ByGod,IbetIknow,"criedJoad."Isitacaveinthebank?"
"That’sright.How’dyouknow?"
"Idugher,"saidJoad."Mean’mybrotherNoahdugher.Lookin’forgoldwesayswewas,butwewasjus’diggin’caveslikekidsalwaysdoes."Thewallsofthewater-cutwereabovetheirheadsnow."Oughttobeprettyclose,"saidJoad."SeemstomeIrememberherprettyclose."
Muleysaid,"I’vecoveredherwithbresh.Nobodycouldn’tfindher."Thebottomofthegulchleveledoff,andthefootingwassand.
Joadsettledhimselfonthecleansand."Iain’tgonnasleepinnocave,"hesaid
