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Their Eyes Were Watching God 40 29"Mah name is Janie Mae Killicks since Ah got married.Useter be name Janie Mae Crawford. Mah husband is gone tuhbuy a mule fuh me tuh plow. He left me cuttin' up seed p'taters.""You behind a plow! You ain't got no mo' business wid uhplow than uh hog is got wid uh holiday! You ain't got no businesscuttin' up no seed p'taters neither. A pretty doll-baby lakyou is made to sit on de front porch and rock and fan yo'self andeat p'taters dat other folks plant just special for you."Janie laughed and drew two quarts of syrup from the barreland Joe Starks pumped the water bucket full of cool water. Theysat under the tree and talked. He was going on down to the newpart of Florida, but no harm to stop and chat. He later decidedhe needed a rest anyway. It would do him good to rest a week ortwo.Every day after that they managed to meet in the scrub oaksacross the road and talk about when he would be a big ruler ofthings with her reaping the benefits. Janie pulled back a longtime because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and bloomingtrees, but he spoke for far horizon. He spoke for change andchance. Still she hung back. The memory of Nanny was still powerfuland strong."Janie, if you think Ah aims to tole you off and make a dogouta you, youse wrong. Ah wants to make a wife outa you.""You mean dat, Joe?""De day you puts yo' hand in mine, Ah wouldn't let de sungo down on us single. Ah'm uh man wid principles. You ain'tnever knowed what it was to be treated lak a lady and Ah wantsto be de one tuh show yuh. Call me Jody lak you do sometime.""Jody," she smiled up at him, "but s'posin'—""Leave de s'posin' and everything else to me. Ah'll be downdis road uh little after sunup tomorrow mornin' to wait for you.You come go wid me. Den all de rest of yo' natural life you kin live