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

115/260Janie did what she had never done before, that is, thrust herself intothe conversation.“Sometimes God gits familiar wid us womenfolks too and talks Hisinside business. He told me how surprised He was ’bout y’all turningout so smart after Him makin’ yuh different; and how surprised y’all isgoin’ tuh be if you ever find out you don’t know half as much ’bout usas you think you do. It’s so easy to make yo’self out God Almightywhen you ain’t got nothin’ tuh strain against but women andchickens.”“You gettin’ too moufy, Janie,” Starks told her. “Go fetch me dechecker-board and de checkers. Sam Watson, you’se mah fish.”