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

54/260“Lawd a’mussy, honey, Ah sho is glad tuh see mah chile! G’wan insideand let Mis’ Washburn know youse heah. Umph! Umph! Umph!How is dat husband uh yourn?”Janie didn’t go in where Mrs. Washburn was. She didn’t say anythingto match up with Nanny’s gladness either. She just fell on a chairwith her hips and sat there. Between the biscuits and her beamingpride Nanny didn’t notice for a minute. But after a while she found theconversation getting lonesome so she looked up at Janie.“Whut’s de matter, sugar? You ain’t none too spry dis mornin’.”“Oh, nothin’ much, Ah reckon. Ah come to get a lil informationfrom you.”The old woman looked amazed, then gave a big clatter of laughter.“Don’t tell me you done got knocked up already, less see—dis Saturdayit’s two month and two weeks.”“No’m, Ah don’t think so anyhow.” Janie blushed a little.“You ain’t got nothin’ to be shamed of, honey, youse uh married’oman. You got yo’ lawful husband same as Mis’ Washburn or anybodyelse!”“Ah’m all right dat way. Ah know ’tain’t nothin’ dere.”“You and Logan been fussin’? Lawd, Ah know dat grassgut, liverliptednigger ain’t done took and beat mah baby already! Ah’ll take astick and salivate ’im!”“No’m, he ain’t even talked ’bout hittin’ me. He says he never meanto lay de weight uh his hand on me in malice. He chops all de wood he