Their-Eyes-Were-Watching-God-rmrju9

Their Eyes Were Watching God Altis 103legged Tea Cake ain't got doodly squat. He ain't got no businessmakin' hissef familiar wid nobody lak you. Ah said Ah wuz goin'to tell yuh so yuh could know.""Oh dat's all right, Hezekiah. Thank yuh mighty much."The next night when she mounted her steps Tea Cake wasthere before her, sitting on the porch in the dark. He had a stringof fresh-caught trout for a present."Ah'll clean 'em, you fry 'em and let's eat," he said with theassurance of not being refused. They went out into the kitchenand fixed up the hot fish and corn muffins and ate. Then TeaCake went to the piano without so much as asking and beganplaying blues and singing, and throwing grins over his shoulder.The sounds lulled Janie to soft slumber and she woke up with TeaCake combing her hair and scratching the dandruff from herscalp. It made her more comfortable and drowsy."Tea Cake, where you git uh comb from tuh be combin' mahhair wid?""Ah brought it wid me. Come prepared tub lay mah handson it tuhnight.""Why, Tea Cake? Whut good do combin' mah hair do you?It's mah comfortable, not yourn.""It's mine too. Ah ain't been sleepin' so good for more'n uhweek cause Ah been wishin' so bad tuh git mah hands in yo' hair.It's so pretty. It feels jus' lak underneath uh dove's wing next tomah face.""Umph! You'se mighty easy satisfied. Ah been had dis samehair next tuh mah face ever since Ah cried de fast time, and 'tain'tnever gimme me no thrill.""Ah tell you lak you told me—you'se mighty hard tuh satisfy.Ah betcha dem lips don't satisfy yuh neither.""Dat's right, Tea Cake. They's dere and Ah make use of 'emwhenever it's necessary, but nothin' special tub me."