Goat Alley: A Tragedy of Negro Life
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—?


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