SLIM Come on! Gimme two dollahs! LUCY BELLE (fiercely) LUCY BELLE No, no—! Slim—le’ go! W’at’s de mattah wid yo’! Le’ go! SLIM SLIM Gimme it, or I’ll twis’ yo’ damn arm off! (He slowly twists her wrist.) LUCY BELLE (crying out in pain and fright) LUCY BELLE Oh, mah Gawd! Slim! Slim! Stop—! Le’go! Don’—I’ll kill yo’ fo’ dis! SLIM (between his teeth) SLIM Git it! Git it! LUCY BELLE LUCY BELLE Slim! Fo’ Gawd’s sake! Oh, mah soul—don’—don’—(Writhing with torture, she sinks to her knees.) SLIM SLIM Yo’ wan’ me ter twis’ it off—?