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“He cant tell her.” Quentin said. “She’s sick. If we walk slow it’ll be too dark for them to see.”

“I dont care whether they see or not.” Caddy said. I’m going to tell, myself. You carry him up the hill, Versh.”

“Jason wont tell.” Quentin said. “You remem­ber that bow and arrow I made you, Jason.”

“It’s broke now.” Jason said.

Let him tell. Caddy said. “ I dont give a cuss. Carry Maury up the hill, Versh.” Versh squatted and I got on his back.

See.. you all at the show tonight, Luster said. Come on, here. We got to find that quarter.

“If we go slow, it’ll be dark when we get there.” Quentin said.

“I’m not going slow.” Caddy said. We went up the hill, but Quentin didn’t come. He was down at the branch when we got to where we could smell the pigs. They were grunting and snuffing in the trough in the corner. Jason came behind us, with his hands in his pockets. Roskus was milking the cow in the barn door.

The cows came jumping out of the barn.

“Go on.” T.P. said. “Holler again. I going to holler myself. Whooey.” Quentin kicked T.P. again. He kicked T.P. into the trough where the pigs ate and T.P. lay there. “Hot dog.” T.P. said, “Didn’t he get me then. You see that white man kick me that time. Whooey.”