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Their Eyes Were Watching God 4111. 181wid somebody else, and saved up yo' young girl days to spendwid me.""Ah feel dat uh way too, Tea Cake, and Ah thank yuh fuhsayin' it.""'Tain't no trouble tuh say whut's already so. You'se uhpretty woman outside uh bein' nice.""Aw, Tea Cake.""Yeah you is too. Everytime Ah see uh patch uh roses uhsomethin' over sportin' they selves makin' out they pretty, Ah tell'em `Ah want yuh tuh see mah Janie sometime.' You must let deflowers see yuh sometimes, heah, Janie?""You keep dat up, Tea Cake, Ah'll b'lieve yuh after while,"Janie said archly and fixed him back in bed. It was then she feltthe pistol under the pillow. It gave her a quick ugly throb, but shedidn't ask him about it since he didn't say. Never had Tea Cakeslept with a pistol under his head before. "Neb' mind 'bout alldat cleanin' round de front yard," he told her as she straightenedup from fixing the bed. "You stay where Ah kin see yuh.""All right, Tea Cake, jus' as you say.""And if Mis' Turner's lap-legged brother come prowlin' byheah you kin tell 'im Ah got him stopped wid four wheel brakes.'Tain't no need of him standin"round watchin' de job.""Ah won't be tellin"im nothin"cause Ah don't expect tuhsee 'im."Tea Cake had two bad attacks that night. Janie saw a changinglook come in his face. Tea Cake was gone. Something elsewas looking out of his face. She made up her mind to be off afterthe doctor with the first glow of day. So she was up and dressedwhen Tea Cake awoke from the fitful sleep that had come to himjust before day. He almost snarled when he saw her dressed to go."Where are you goin', Janie?""After de doctor, Tea Cake. You'se too sick tuh be heah in dis