You got uh willin' mind, but youse too light behind. You just talkin' to consolate yo'self by word of mouth. She ain't half ez pretty ez uh gal Ah run off and left up in South Celina.\" \"Hicks, Ah'd git mad and say you wuz lyin' if Ah didn't know yuh so good. 'Tain't nothin' to her 'ceptin' dat long hair.\" \"Umph!\" \"And anyhow, Ah done took uhlikin' tuh de man. Ah had to sorta pass by de house on de way back and seen her good. Ah been down tuh de lake tryin' tuh ketch me uh fish.\" \"Umph!\" \"Dat 'oman ain't so awfully pretty no how when yuh take de second look at her. Well, how didju make out?\" \"Who, me? Ah ain't been near de place, man. \"Ah saw yuh when yuh ducked back tuh Starks' house. But it must be different at yo' home.\" He was a long time thinking but finally he saw and stumbled down the steps with a surly \"'Bye.\" \"Good bye.\" That night Coker asked him about it. \"Folks must be mighty close-mouthed where you come from.\" \"Dat's right. Look like she didn't hardly know he was there. 38 4er Zora Neale Hurston chance like she ought to.
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