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Their Eyes Were Watching God 40 63"Who don't love tuh laugh and play?""You make out like you don't, anyhow.""I god, Ah don't make out no such uh lie! But it's uh timefuh all things. But it's awful tuh see so many people don't wantnothin' but uh full belly and uh place tuh lay down and sleepafterwards. It makes me sad sometimes and then agin it makesme mad. They say things sometimes that tickles me nearly rahdeath, but Ah won't laugh jus' tuh dis-incourage 'em." Janietook the easy way away from a fuss. She didn't change her mindbut she agreed with her mouth. Her heart said, "Even so, butyou don't have to cry about it."But sometimes Sam Watson and Lige Moss forced a bellylaugh out of Joe himself with their eternal arguments. It neverended because there was no end to reach. It was a contest inhyperbole and carried on for no other reason.Maybe Sam would be sitting on the porch when Lige walkedup. If nobody was there to speak of, nothing happened. But if thetown was there like on Saturday night, Lige would come up witha very grave air. Couldn't even pass the time of day, for being sobusy thinking. Then when he was asked what was the matter inorder to start him off, he'd say, "Dis question done 'bout droveme crazy. And Sam, he know so much into things, Ah wants someinformation on de subject."Walter Thomas was due to speak up and egg the matter on."Yeah, Sam always got more information than he know what to dowid. He's bound to tell yuh whatever it is you wants tuh know."Sam begins an elaborate show of avoiding the struggle. Thatdraws everybody on the porch into it."How come you want me tub tell yuh? You always claimGod done met you round de corner and talked His inside businesswid yuh. 'Tain't no use in you askin' me nothin'. Ah'mquestionizin' you."