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180 dap Zora Neale Hurstonbrother was back on the muck and now he had this mysterioussickness. People didn't just take sick like this for nothing."Janie, whut is dat Turner woman's brother doin' back on demuck?""Ah don't know, Tea Cake. Didn't even knowed he wuzback.""Accordin' tuh mah notion, you did. Whut you slip off fromme just now for?""Tea Cake, Ah don't lak you astin' me no sich question. Datshows how sick you is sho puff. You'se jealous 'thout me givin' youcause.""Well, whut didja slip off from de house 'thout tellin' me youwuz goin'. You ain't never done dat befo'.""Dat wuz cause Ah wuz tryin' not tuh let yuh worry 'boutyo' condition. De doctah sent after some mo' medicine and Ahwent tuh see if it come."Tea Cake began to cry and Janie hovered him in her arms likea child. She sat on the side of the bed and sort of rocked him backto peace."Tea Cake, 'tain't no use in you bein' jealous uh me. In defirst place Ah couldn't love nobody but yuh. And in de secondplace, Ah jus' uh ole woman dat nobody don't want but you.""Now, you ain't neither. You only sound ole when you tellfolks when you wuz born, but wid de eye you'se young enoughtuh suit most any man. Dat ain't no lie. Ah knows plenty mo'men would take yuh and work hard fuh de privilege. Ah doneheard 'em talk.""Maybe so, Tea Cake, Ah ain't never tried tuh find out. Ahjus' know dat God snatched me out de fire through you. And Ahloves yuh and feel glad.""Thank yuh, ma'am, but don't say you'se ole. You'se uhgirl baby all de time. God made it so you spent yo' ole age first