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74 .12P Zora Neale Hurstonwide." She indicated as wide as her wrist and hand. "Me and mahchillun is so hongry!"Starks hardly looked at her measurements. He had seen themtoo often. He marked off a piece much smaller and sunk the bladein. Mrs. Tony all but fell to the floor in her agony."Lawd a'mussy! Mist' Starks, you ain't gointuh gimme dat Illtee-ninchy piece fuh me and all mah chillun, is yuh? Lawd, we'seso hongry!"Starks cut right on and reached for a piece of wrapping paper.Mrs. Tony leaped away from the proffered cut of meat as if itwere a rattlesnake."Ah wouldn't tetch it! Dat lil eyeful uh bacon for me and allmah chillun! Lawd, some folks is got everything and they's sogripin' and so mean!"Starks made as if to throw the meat back in the box and close it.Mrs. Tony swooped like lightning and seized it, and started towardsthe door."Some folks ain't got no heart in dey bosom. They's willin'tuh see uh po' woman and her helpless chillun starve tuh death.God's gointuh put 'em under arrest, some uh dese days, wid deystingy gripin' ways."She stepped from the store porch and marched off in highdudgeon! Some laughed and some got mad."If dat wuz mah wife," said Walter Thomas, "Ah'd kill hercemetery dead.""More special after Ah done bought her everything mahwages kin stand, lak Tony do," Coker said. "In de fust place Ahnever would spend on no woman whut Tony spend on her."Starks came back and took his seat. He had to stop and addthe meat to Tony's account."Well, Tony tells me tuh humor her along. He moved herefrom up de State hopin' tuh change her, but it ain't. He say he