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yesterdayiseeitthereself
butitsgone,thatsthelongandtheshortofit,andyoulljusthave
toetokeanewone
anditllbethethirdivedeintjustkeepsabodyon
thejutokeepyouinshirts;andanagetodo
allisrenicankeoutabodydthinkyouotake
sosortofatyourtioflife”
”ikno,sally,andidotryallicanbutitoughtnttobe
altogetherfault,because,youknonorhavenothing
todoexcepte;andidontbelieveiveever
lostoneoftheffof”
”aintyourfaultifyouhavent,silas;youdadoneitifyou
uld,ireckonandtheshirtaintallthatsgone,nutherthersa
spoongone;andthataintallthereen,andnohersonlynine
thecalfgottheshirt,ireckon,butthecalfnevertookthespoon,
thatscertain”
”why,elseisgone,sally”
”therssixcandlesgohatstheratsuldagotthecandles,
andireckontheydid;iheydonththee,
theostoptheirholesanddontdoit;andif
theyfoolstheydsleepinyourhair,silasyoudneverfindit
out;butyoucantlaythespoonontherats,andthatiknow”
”infault,andiacknoiss;buti
orroholes”
”oh,iinta
phelps”
esthethile,andthechildsnatchesherclaofthe
sugarboansteps
ontothepassage,andsays:
”ssus,deysasheetgone”
”asheetgonehelandssake”
”illstopuptheolestoday,”saysunclesilas,lookingsorrowful
”oh,doshetupsposetheratstookthesheetgone,
lize”
”isssallyshewuzonde
onow”
”ireckontheingtoanendineverseethebeatofitin
allbodaysashirt,andasheet,andaspoon,andsixcan”
”ssus,”esayoungyallerissn”
”here,youhussy,erilltakeaskillettoye”
olayforachance;ireckonedi
oderatedshe
keptaragingrightalong,runningherinsurrectionallbyherself,and
everybodyelseghtyekandquiet;andatlastunclesilas,looking
kindoffoolish,fishesupthatspoonoutofhispocketshestopped,
outhopenandherhandsup;andasfor,iwishediwasin
jeruslersonotlong,becauseshesays:
”itsjustasiexpee;and
likeasnotyouvegottheotherthingsthere,toohogetthere”
”ireelydontknow,sally,”hesays,kindofapologizing,”oryouknowi
ytextinactsseventeenbefore
breakfast,andireeaningtoput
testantin,anditstbeso,becausetestantaintin;but
illgoandsee;andifthetestantis,illknowi
didntputitin,andthatentdownand
tookupthespoon,and”
”oh,forthelandssakegiveabodyarestgolongnohewhole
kitandbilingofye;anddontenighagaintillivegotback
peaind”
idaheardherifshedasaidittoherself,letalonespeakingitout;
andidagotupandobeyedherifidabeendeadaswewaspassing
throughthesettingrooheoldnhetookuphishat,andthe
shinglenailfelloutonthefloor,andhejustrelypickeditupand
laiditonthentelshelf,andneversaidnothing,and
seehioit,andreeredaboutthespoon,andsays:
”ore,heaintreliable”
thenhesays:”buthedoneusagoodtuhthespoon,anyway,
oneknowing
itstopuphisratholes”
theredotookusawhole
hour,buthejobtightandgoodandshipshapethenweheard
stepsonthestairs,andbloesthe
oldn,hacandleinonehandandabundleofstuffintother,
lookingasabsentndedasyearbeforelastheooningaround,
firsttooneratholeandthenanother,tillhedbeentothellthen
hestoodaboutfivenutes,pickingtalloandleand
thinkingthenhetusoffsloytohestairs,saying:
”eicantreeriuldshow
heoeonaind
letitgoireckonitdonogood”
andsoheulingupstairs,andthenhewasa
ghtynianandalwaysis
toeredabouttodoforaspoon,buthesaid
tohaveit;sohetookathinkouthe
toldhoodo;thenandedaroundthespoonbasket
tilling,andthentoountingthespoons
andlayingtheuttooneside,andislidoneofthepsleeve,and
toays:
”sally,thereaintbutninespoonsyet”
shesays:
”golongtoyourplay,anddontbotherikno
self”
”takebutnine”
shelookedoutofallpatience,butofursesheetountanybody
would
”ideclaretogracioustheraintbutnine”shesays”why,in
theagain”
soislippedbacktheoneihad,anddoneunting,she
says:
”hangthetroublesorubbage,therstennow”andshelookedhuffyand
botheredbothbuttoays:
”y,idontthinktheresten”
”younukull,didntyouseeunt
”ikno”
”again”
soisueastheothertiwell,
sheearingblingallover,sheadbut
sheuntedanduntedtillshegotthataddledshedstarttountin
thebasketforaspoonsotis;andso,threetistheyeout
right,andthreetistheyeouthe
basketandslaeditacrossthehouseandknockedthecatgalley;
andshesaidepeace,andife
botheringaroundheragainbetthatanddinnershe
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yesterdayiseeitthereself
butitsgone,thatsthelongandtheshortofit,andyoulljusthave
toetokeanewone
anditllbethethirdivedeintjustkeepsabodyon
thejutokeepyouinshirts;andanagetodo
allisrenicankeoutabodydthinkyouotake
sosortofatyourtioflife”
”ikno,sally,andidotryallicanbutitoughtnttobe
altogetherfault,because,youknonorhavenothing
todoexcepte;andidontbelieveiveever
lostoneoftheffof”
”aintyourfaultifyouhavent,silas;youdadoneitifyou
uld,ireckonandtheshirtaintallthatsgone,nutherthersa
spoongone;andthataintallthereen,andnohersonlynine
thecalfgottheshirt,ireckon,butthecalfnevertookthespoon,
thatscertain”
”why,elseisgone,sally”
”therssixcandlesgohatstheratsuldagotthecandles,
andireckontheydid;iheydonththee,
theostoptheirholesanddontdoit;andif
theyfoolstheydsleepinyourhair,silasyoudneverfindit
out;butyoucantlaythespoonontherats,andthatiknow”
”infault,andiacknoiss;buti
orroholes”
”oh,iinta
phelps”
esthethile,andthechildsnatchesherclaofthe
sugarboansteps
ontothepassage,andsays:
”ssus,deysasheetgone”
”asheetgonehelandssake”
”illstopuptheolestoday,”saysunclesilas,lookingsorrowful
”oh,doshetupsposetheratstookthesheetgone,
lize”
”isssallyshewuzonde
onow”
”ireckontheingtoanendineverseethebeatofitin
allbodaysashirt,andasheet,andaspoon,andsixcan”
”ssus,”esayoungyallerissn”
”here,youhussy,erilltakeaskillettoye”
olayforachance;ireckonedi
oderatedshe
keptaragingrightalong,runningherinsurrectionallbyherself,and
everybodyelseghtyekandquiet;andatlastunclesilas,looking
kindoffoolish,fishesupthatspoonoutofhispocketshestopped,
outhopenandherhandsup;andasfor,iwishediwasin
jeruslersonotlong,becauseshesays:
”itsjustasiexpee;and
likeasnotyouvegottheotherthingsthere,toohogetthere”
”ireelydontknow,sally,”hesays,kindofapologizing,”oryouknowi
ytextinactsseventeenbefore
breakfast,andireeaningtoput
testantin,anditstbeso,becausetestantaintin;but
illgoandsee;andifthetestantis,illknowi
didntputitin,andthatentdownand
tookupthespoon,and”
”oh,forthelandssakegiveabodyarestgolongnohewhole
kitandbilingofye;anddontenighagaintillivegotback
peaind”
idaheardherifshedasaidittoherself,letalonespeakingitout;
andidagotupandobeyedherifidabeendeadaswewaspassing
throughthesettingrooheoldnhetookuphishat,andthe
shinglenailfelloutonthefloor,andhejustrelypickeditupand
laiditonthentelshelf,andneversaidnothing,and
seehioit,andreeredaboutthespoon,andsays:
”ore,heaintreliable”
thenhesays:”buthedoneusagoodtuhthespoon,anyway,
oneknowing
itstopuphisratholes”
theredotookusawhole
hour,buthejobtightandgoodandshipshapethenweheard
stepsonthestairs,andbloesthe
oldn,hacandleinonehandandabundleofstuffintother,
lookingasabsentndedasyearbeforelastheooningaround,
firsttooneratholeandthenanother,tillhedbeentothellthen
hestoodaboutfivenutes,pickingtalloandleand
thinkingthenhetusoffsloytohestairs,saying:
”eicantreeriuldshow
heoeonaind
letitgoireckonitdonogood”
andsoheulingupstairs,andthenhewasa
ghtynianandalwaysis
toeredabouttodoforaspoon,buthesaid
tohaveit;sohetookathinkouthe
toldhoodo;thenandedaroundthespoonbasket
tilling,andthentoountingthespoons
andlayingtheuttooneside,andislidoneofthepsleeve,and
toays:
”sally,thereaintbutninespoonsyet”
shesays:
”golongtoyourplay,anddontbotherikno
self”
”takebutnine”
shelookedoutofallpatience,butofursesheetountanybody
would
”ideclaretogracioustheraintbutnine”shesays”why,in
theagain”
soislippedbacktheoneihad,anddoneunting,she
says:
”hangthetroublesorubbage,therstennow”andshelookedhuffyand
botheredbothbuttoays:
”y,idontthinktheresten”
”younukull,didntyouseeunt
”ikno”
”again”
soisueastheothertiwell,
sheearingblingallover,sheadbut
sheuntedanduntedtillshegotthataddledshedstarttountin
thebasketforaspoonsotis;andso,threetistheyeout
right,andthreetistheyeouthe
basketandslaeditacrossthehouseandknockedthecatgalley;
andshesaidepeace,andife
botheringaroundheragainbetthatanddinnershe
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