he meets up wid her. She had been foolin’ ’roun’ aftah him fo’ a long time. Aftah dat scrap me an’ him had, he gits so down in de mouf dat he takes up wid her fo’ a while. [22] AUNT REBECCA AUNT REBECCA Dat ole yallaw gal yo’ jes’ tellin’ me ’bout? LUCY BELLE (nodding) LUCY BELLE Yas. But only fo’ a lil’ while—he say. He seen right away how hard she was—an’ dat she was’n’ no good—an’ he draps her like a hot tater. AUNT REBECCA AUNT REBECCA Reckon he would—! LUCY BELLE LUCY BELLE Den he decides ter beat it—an’ goes off ter Atlanta. Stays dere five yeahs. Only come back yere ’bout a yeah ago. AUNT REBECCA AUNT REBECCA An’ yo’ ain’ seen him—all dat time? LUCY BELLE LUCY BELLE No.
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