LIZZIE Yo’ yered w’at I said—! Dat goes bof ways—an’ all ’roun’ de squah. (With a hand on the doorknob). Jes’ remembah dat I’se knowed yo’ a good while, too. (With drawling, veiled menace.) Is—is yo’ evah tol’ Sam how much yo’ love Jeff Bisbee—? [32] [32] (Lucy Belle’s body becomes rigid, she clenches her hands, and speaks in a choking voice.) LUCY BELLE LUCY BELLE Yo’—yo’ shet up—! LIZZIE (with a bellowing, sardonic laugh) LIZZIE Ha! Ha! Why don’ yo’ tell him someday—? (She goes out, Back.) LUCY BELLE (violently) LUCY BELLE Damn her! I’se gwine ter break ev’y bone in her body—ef she keep aftah me! SLIM SLIM W’at’s de mattah—? LUCY BELLE LUCY BELLE
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