andtheseuldbeseenplainlyinhisfeatureshehadalongtubelikefaenheghthavebeenvergilsuonedintheddleofthenighttogotodante,orbetter,raphael,a,undeeaththeshadohewindow
nelsonhisneassoonasheadesnooonlight,appearedtostandguardoverhiikeasllpersonalangelheadlaybaissionoftheingdayheanttobeupbeforenelsonandtohavethebreakfastokingbythetiheaatfivefortyfiveandtheyhadtobethereontiforthistrainerelytoa
thiseditthatinehisadenoiressiononthechildatallandhentinuedtoinsistthatthisrheadsthirdtripnelsonhadsaid,”iheretandiaintbutten”
headhadntradictedhi
”ifyouaintbeenthereinfifteenyears,hoe”
”haveyouever,”headhadasked,”seenlost”
nelsoncertainlyhadnotbuthepudentanssnoogetlostat”
”thedayisgoingtoe,”headprophesied,”artasyouthinkyouare”hehadbeenthinkingaboutthistripforseveralnthsbutitostpartinralterthathenerelybetoseeeverythingthereistoseeinacitysothatheefortherestofhislifehefellasleepthinkinghoartashethoughthewas
heelloffatbaeathebuttheyhadordereditasizelargebecausetheyexpectedhisheadtogrorhead
headeattothetableintheskillet”itsnohurry,”hesaid”youllgettheresoonenoughanditsnoguaranteeyoulllikeittheboyuanstheyrheadhadayouthfulexpressionbydaylight,heboyslook,asifheknehingalreadyandoforgetit
headhadonistakeoftellingnelsonthathehadbeenboinatlantaifhehadnttoldhihat,nelsonuldnthaveinsistedthatthisobehissendtrip
”youynotlikeitabit,”headntinued”itllbefullofniggers”
theboydeafaceasifheuldhandleanigger
”allright,”headsaid”youainteverseenanigger”
”youupveryearly,”nelsonsaid
”youainteverseenanigger,”headrepeated”therehasntbeenaniggerinthisuntysincetosayhehadeverseenanegro
”hoherebefore”nelsonasked”iprobablysaofniggers”
”ifyouseenoneyoudidntknopletelyexasperated”asixntholdchilddontknoanybodyelse”
”ireckonillknoheboysaidandgotupandstraightenedhisslicksharplycreasedgrayhatandoutsidetotheprivy
theyreaetibeforethetrainthefirstsetoftraountainsakingtheskyadullredbehindthebutinfrontofthetoon,hardlystrongerthanathuprintandpletelyalltinsarktheplaatunneloftreesand,hitforasendbytheldsky,vanishterrifiedintotheakespeoonthetrackslookedanandthechildstaredaheadasiftheyinganapparition
thensuddenly,beforeheaduldkeuphisndtotuback,thereostsilentlyaroundthebendoftreesaboutthe
