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Their Eyes Were Watching God 42. 97"You oughta be at de next game. 'Tain't no use in you stayin'heah if everybody else is gone. You don't buy from yo'self, do yuh?""You crazy thing! 'Course Ah don't. But Ah'm worried'bout you uh little.""How come? 'Fraid Ah ain't gointuh pay fuh dese drinks?""Aw naw! How you gointuh git back home?""Wait round heah fuh a car. If none don't come, Ah gotgood shoe leather. 'Tain't but seben miles no how. Ah could walkdat in no time. Easy.""If it wuz me, Ah'd wait on uh train. Seben miles is uh kindalong walk.""It would be for you, 'cause you ain't used to it. But Ah'm seenwomen walk further'n dat. You could too, if yuh had it tuh do.""Maybe so, but Ah'll ride de train long as Ah got railroadfare.""Ah don't need no pocket-full uh money to ride de train lakuh woman. When Ah takes uh notion Ah rides anyhow—moneyor no money.""Now ain't you somethin'! Mr. er—er—You never did tellme whut yo' name wuz.""Ah sho didn't. Wuzn't expectin' fuh it to be needed. Dename mah mama gimme is Vergible Woods. Dey calls me TeaCake for short.""Tea Cake! So you sweet as all dat?" She laughed and he gaveher a little cut-eye look to get her meaning."Ah may be guilty. You better try me and see."She did something halfway between a laugh and a frown andhe set his hat on straight."B'lieve Ah done cut uh hawg, so Ah guess Ah better ketchair." He made an elaborate act of tipping to the door stealthily.Then looked back at her with an irresistible grin on his face.Janie burst out laughing in spite of herself. "You crazy thing!"