Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered

145/260“It’s mine too. Ah ain’t been sleepin’ so good for more’n uh weekcause Ah been wishin’ so bad tuh git mah hands in yo’ hair. It’s sopretty. It feels jus’ lak underneath uh dove’s wing next to mah face.”“Umph! You’se mighty easy satisfied. Ah been had dis same hairnext tuh mah face ever since Ah cried de fust time, and ’tain’t nevergimme me no thrill.”“Ah tell you lak you told me—you’se mighty hard tuh satisfy. Ahbetcha dem lips don’t satisfy yuh neither.”“Dat’s right, Tea Cake. They’s dere and Ah make use of ’emwhenever it’s necessary, but nothin’ special tuh me.”“Umph! umph! umph! Ah betcha you don’t never go tuh de lookin’glass and enjoy yo’ eyes yo’self. You lets other folks git all de enjoymentout of ’em ’thout takin’ in any of it yo’self.”“Naw, Ah never gazes at ’em in de lookin’ glass. If anybody else gitsany pleasure out of ’em Ah ain’t been told about it.”“See dat? You’se got de world in uh jug and make out you don’tknow it. But Ah’m glad tuh be de one tuh tell yuh.”“Ah guess you done told plenty women all about it.”“Ah’m de Apostle Paul tuh de Gentiles. Ah tells ’em and then aginAh shows ’em.”“Ah thought so.” She yawned and made to get up from the sofa.“You done got me so sleepy wid yo’ head-scratchin’ Ah kin hardlymake it tuh de bed.” She stood up at once, collecting her hair. He satstill.