t il ten at nig s    s plainly. One Sunday,    typeer, s ty ts instead of fifty, and did not discover take until several ers o pay. Anotime sen dollars. Biff and looking at ime, rubbing fully and h his eyes half-closed.

        t speak of toget nigairs aurant alone. ogetayed beer and looked after tcables, as om. t talk except on matters of business, but Biff and ch his face puzzled.

        ternoon of tober t. Biff airs. itaken Alice to tal and tor umor almost ther hour Alice was dead.

        Biff sat by    tal in stunned refle.    hey hardened like glass.

        tor io look into    for ttle difference. ed eacail about    e years.

        t ts turo a picture t ored inside him.

        t gold strip of sand. ttle che

        sturdy brotle naked boys, t to eac, srange young fao one had ever seen before. Biff bowed his head.

        After a long er-in-laside. A fat bee craop of tly Biff caug in    it out t time, and teness    led out into tal corridor.

        Late t m    seairs.

        t in cases of real love t does not more often follo bury tes t must be fulfilled after a deat is as t steps for a time upon a stage and ea unlimited amount of time and     carry out? Or per stay for tion of t t really dead, but groed for a sed time in the living? hy？

        Biff bent close over ated on many things.

        ips of     a ts, and now .

        t and , and t dead leaves of tumn scraped on t early.

        Eace    and side a o t first and looked carefully at tion of caskets. oucerials of tested trengthe frames.

        is tte?’

        taker answered ions in an oily,

        unctuous voice.

        And age of cremations in your business?’

        Out o again Biff y.

        From t t. copped, so urned dooreet    out g at c quietly on a pallet on te    in it time for plation and enquiry. o explain t use of jeced torted look of Kellys rig appeared tcalked for a ill early o go up to tes room.

        Singer    nigter of dolence. o be a pallbearer at t ooget    eyes.    talk, and oe stopped to pat o    out together.

        Biff boug tore and sahe preacher of Alices church. hen all was arranged he came bae.

        to put t    in o give to Lucile. raigcairs and removed treamers from tris. t in tub and bathe m was done.

        Biff bit t. By noing fet a and fitted tly around to see t all was well

        befoing out again.

        Ae.    ea.

        Lucile and Alice    in all    it    easy to realize ters. Lucile oday sely in black. Sed patiently on tcable her worked on her.

        t    and mellohe room.

        Bartholomew------ said Lucile.

        ??’

        "Dont you ever start thinking backward?’

        I dont,said Biff.

        You knos like I got to ime so I    t. All I    let myself t is going to ure.’

        ts t attitude.’

        I been giving Baby fi t so quick I been t letting . I dont    to give it to ake o Atlanta ologist vention a    it there.’

        Mot but four. Its liable to scare s tend to coarsen the hair.’

        Lucile dipped ter and mas. And ss one.

        Young as Baby is, sion as I got.

        And ts saying plenty.’

        Biff polishe palm of his hand and shook his head.

        Every time Baby and I go to t eve o eat erward.’

        Foodness sake, Biff said.

        Sting along so fine    year I    o start ll be a o play some.

        eaco give he

        soiree. I feel like I got to puss started oll be for both of us.’

        Mod!’

        You dont uand. A t t be treated like ordinary kids. ts one reason I    to get Baby out of t let art to talk vulgar like ts around hey do.’

        I kno.

        treet—the e boy------？

        You kno none of toBabys level.’

        Lucile set t le co put more color in ted able. For ttle e se socks and even small ain ur way now.

        t for a cte    saying anyto cry. Its not like ers. e    see muc    your own blood kin, and whis happens------’

        Biff clucked soothingly.

        I kno all just roses    maybe t sort of makes it worse for you now.’

        Biff caugo ting epped into t le silk skirt    t. Sigtle hand.

        Unca Biff! atc.’

        Gently    Baby on    again. S slid sloedires on t sed retcraig of her and one

        be a fangle, looking side th a sad expression.

        Scch me do a------’

        tle quieter, Lucile said. S do stle of    her eyes and face?’

        see test resemblaween Baby and Leroy ilson.’

        Lucile looked too t for    er all,    to admit her, she said.

        t you ever fet about t man?’

        I dont kno things.

        And ts Leroy and Baby.’

        Bills ired. Dont you ever just t ? Dont you ever use logi<—if ts t to be t?’

        Not about him, I guess.’

        Biff spoke in a weary manner and    closed.

        You married tain party er one racket beter another.

        You divorced er you married ime. And nos    suited to eacs aside from t of man tain party o be anyway.’

        God kno dain.’

        Look, Baby, Biff said quickly. ;teeple. Open the door and here are Gods people.’

        Lucile s o bot Baby. I tell    to Z.’

        "t ay    as long as    was before?’

        Yeaime time anybody steps up on t t man. Biff spread out truck two.

        t. Baby turned anot again on took o tle legs dangled against toned    and burrowed o him.

        Listen, Lucile said. If I ask you a question o ansruth? Sure.’

        No matter    is?’

        Biff touc gold ly on ttle head. Of course.’

        It    seven years ago. Soon after    time. And    from your place s all over old me you caug tale about    I    to knohe real reason.’

        Biff tur never did like Leroy, and    from now.’

        "No. te t for. e been knoy long time, and I uand by no you got a real reason for every siead of just s. Noell me     to know.’

        It    mean anytell you I got to know.’

        All rig nigarted drinking, and     of you and you ake it. But terep outside in times so t t been playing around and it s    about it’

        Lucile sat up straig on eacs o be like I ime so as not to t my mind stay on is going to    home and Babys career.’

        Yes.’

        I    too, and not start thinking backward.’

        Biff leaned    and closed his eyes.

        During t been able to tried to remember     umpy, very soft atoms    iny bro taken off ogs and kissed . And, e to t, t    t part of a irred and gla ctle whe funeral would be held.

        In    tions of tand-    ing ember suombstones, o c t？

        No matter    your oer, Lucile said.

        Biff raised    you marry again? Some nice young man    fet about Leroy you would make a good man a fine wife.’

        Lucile o ansime uay    any kind of ts t I ever    to be to any man again.’

        feel the same way, Biff said.

        er t up sloe silk

        dress a little aness outside.

        Biff kept taurant closed during t day. t door and opeomers came in alked es by ter befiving t—Singer, Blount, various men er supper Mick Kelly stle brot a nickel into t mac t    ss a opening to be sure t not in anot . s came clattering out and rolled along the floor.

        ttle brot looking around pretty s no er     on one before t to it te    table in th his dinner before him.

        Across from    sat drinking beer, dressed in alking. Everyt er a , and no sound or movement escaped him.

        I go around, Blount said. ly across table a es face. I go all around and try to tell t make tand anytter    seem to make truth.’

        Singer nodded and o eat, but e t    Blount go on talking. t mac tting o t. Often s table, but te uro    see.Mister Singers got fried c eaten one piece yet, ttle boy said.

        Mick pulled dohe mae very slowly. Mind

        your own business.’

        Youre alo his room or some place where you know hell be.’

        I told you to hush, Bubber Kelly.’

        You do.’

        Mick sil eettled and turned oo bed. I already told you I get a bellyful of you and Ralpime, and I dont    you    nigo be free.’

        Bubber    bis grimy little    t pocket    for home.

        Biff straig and smootie    t ed to go up to t macalk    somet let er. A dance orcra came in on t     to listen. All tunes in t ten years ell one from t enjoyed music. Yet    song.

        o one side. Mick    year t soon saller ter and blue pleated skirt sarted. Nos    and tting knees. S the age when she looked as much like an rown boy as a girl.

        And on t subject    test people mostly missed t point? By nature all people are of bot marriage and t all by any means. ten old mens voices groimes gro and t rougtle mustac    of    sometimes almost wis Mid Baby were his kids.

        Abruptly Biff turned from ter.

        tack of ter.

        iticed eye o ttom of t. tomorro cem of files. Build sober ,, on up to t date. itop markings outlining orical events. ts of outlines—oernational beginning id leadiional, time Mayor Lester s    try club up to t ty years docketed and outlined and plete. Biff beamed quietly be Alice ed o    turn to a ladies toilet. t     for oered    oime.

        ition Biff settled doo tails of teadily and ration, but from    some sedary part of    to everyt ill talking, and often     on table. te sipped beer. Mick lessly around tared at tomers. Biff read every    paper and made a fees on themargins.

        t s. to an old song t dated bae    treetcar one Sunday to Old Sardis Lake and ed a ro. At su , and    feelings. Biff folded t ter. ood on one foot

        and to Mick.

        Youre not listening, are you?’

        Mick turned off tonig    of rate on someter and er after anot last tentioed o table. o    ation sit doed to sometress broug a freak like a deaf-mute, cut off from ot young girl to sit doo table    talked, and tes expression c t very still s, and because    speak it made    did t fello did he know？

        tarted to go over to table, but eacime er till     te —and in turned over questions and solutions in    satisfa. taken root in    worried    hing wrong.

        [.ANY times Doctor Copeland talked to Mr. Siruly    like ote men. o, true purpose in a    ote men could not. ened, and in le and Je is oppressed. On one occasion ook Mr. Singer    and siess and fried fatback.    made o ed a sypic ced out to Mr. Siion on t incisors. ted two-room s housed as

        many as teen persons. In a room cood. o tness and de    disturb tients as would or.

        treacobreak of influenza so t Dr. Copeland    of t. ions of toomobile    nine years.    tains so to cut off ts, and tigime    see Portia or illiam or    often    of tia came to see    a note and borrowed half a saeal.

        t , alto make,    milk and    to bed.    at first    rest.

        t seemed t o sleep ill in s,    door. It ia.

        "tor Copeland stood ss dra ed.
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