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Changing the subject Didn't want to tellwell, so she tells my daddy, but she's not so hot When he's not hoets a cane and uses that, but she doesn't want Daddy to know"

"Why not?"

"I don't know All she wants to do now is play with Cindy, or write That's all she does, honest Injun! Writing books is just as exciting to her as dancinsoets all hot and bothered lookin"

"Oh," she ive it up"

So was I But it didn't seerandht run away if she decides to stay in our house"

Again she said "oh" as if surprises were stealing her tongue "It's all right, Granny," I said, "don't like her like I like you"

Went home around lunchti to hate sweets) Mo mirror, and I had to be careful she didn't spot uess we had the only family roo mirror in back of it

"Bart, is that you hiding behind the chair?" "No, ma'am, it's Henry Lee Jones"

"Really? I've been looking for Henry Lee for solad you've finally been found around the corner, around the bushalways looking for Henry Lee"

Made ame we used to play when I was little, real little "Momma, can you take me fishin today?"

"I'ot a full day planned Perhaps tomorrow"

Tomorrow It was always tomorrow

In a dark corner I hid myself, crouched down so small I felt nobody could seeMo myself into the way John Amos said Malcolm looked when he was old and at his peak of power I stared and stared at her,always to decide if she was as bad as John Amos said she was

"Bart" Jory could always findnow?" he asked "We used to have fun together You used to talk to me Now you don't talk to anyone"

Did so Talked tomy lips in the way John Amos curled his lips as I turned to watch Mo just as clumsy as me now