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

186/260According to all Janie had been taught this was sacrilege so she satwithout speaking at all. But Mrs. Turner went on.“Ah done sent fuh mah brother tuh come down and spend uh whilewid us. He’s sorter outa work now. Ah wants yuh tuh meet him mo’special. You and him would make up uh swell couple if you wuzn’talready married. He’s uh fine carpenter, when he kin git anything tuhdo.”“Yeah, maybe so. But Ah is married now, so ’tain’t no use inconsiderin’.”Mrs. Turner finally rose to go after being very firm about severalother viewpoints of either herself, her son or her brother. She beggedJanie to drop in on her anytime, but never once mentioning Tea Cake.Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supperand found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands.“Tea Cake! Ah didn’t know you wuz home.”“Ah know yuh didn’t. Ah been heah uh long time listenin’ to datheifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me.”“So dat whut she wuz up to? Ah didn’t know.”“ ’Course she is. She got some no-count brother she wants yuh tuhhook up wid and take keer of Ah reckon.”“Shucks! If dat’s her notion she’s barkin’ up de wrong tree. Mahhands is full already.”“Thanky Ma’am. Ah hates dat woman lak poison. Keep her fromround dis house. Her look lak uh white woman! Wid dat meriny skinand hair jus’ as close tuh her head as ninety-nine is tuh uh hundred!