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Their Eyes Were Watching God 40 37"Oh 'bout fifty acres.""How much is y'all got now?""Oh 'bout de same.""Dat ain't near enough. Who owns de land joining on towhut yuh got?""Cap'n Eaton.""Where is dis Cap'n Eaton?""Over dere in Maitland, 'ceptin' when he go visitin' orsomethin'.""Lemme speak to mah wife a minute and Ah'm goin' see deman. You cannot have no town without some land to build it on.Y'all ain't got enough here to cuss a cat on without gittin' yo'mouf full of hair.""He ain't got no mo' land tuh give away. Yuh needs plentymoney if yuh wants any mo'.""Ah specks to pay him."The idea was funny to them and they wanted to laugh. Theytried hard to hold it in, but enough incredulous laughter burstout of their eyes and leaked from the corners of their mouths toinform anyone of their thoughts. So Joe walked off abruptly.Most of them went along to show him the way and to be therewhen his bluff was called.Hicks didn't go far. He turned back to the house as soon ashe felt he wouldn't be missed from the crowd and mounted theporch."Evenin', Miz Starks.""Good evenin'.""You reckon you gointuh like round here?""Ah reckon so.""Anything Ah kin do tuh help out, why you kin call on me.""Much obliged."There was a long dead pause. Janie was not jumping at her