Chapter 2

           Wewenttiptoeingalongapathamongstthetreesbacktowardstheendofthewidow’sgarden,stoopingdownsoasthebrancheswouldn’tscrapeourheads.WhenwewaspassingbythekitchenIfelloverarootandmadeanoise.Wescroucheddownandlaidstill.MissWatson’sbignigger,namedJim,wassettinginthekitchendoor;wecouldseehimprettyclear,becausetherewasalightbehindhim.Hegotupandstretchedhisneckoutaboutaminute,listening.Thenhesays:

           "Whodah?"

           Helistenedsomemore;thenhecometiptoeingdownandstoodrightbetweenus;wecouldatouchedhim,nearly.Well,likelyitwasminutesandminutesthattherewarn’tasound,andwealltheresoclosetogether.Therewasaplaceonmyanklethatgottoitching,butIdasn’tscratchit;andthenmyearbeguntoitch;andnextmyback,rightbetweenmyshoulders.SeemedlikeI’ddieifIcouldn’tscratch.Well,I’venoticedthatthingplentytimessince.Ifyouarewiththequality,oratafuneral,ortryingtogotosleepwhenyouain’tsleepyifyouareanywhereswhereitwon’tdoforyoutoscratch,whyyouwillitchalloverinupwardsofathousandplaces.PrettysoonJimsays:

           "Say,whoisyou?Wharisyou?DogmycatsefIdidn’hearsumf’n.Well,IknowwhatI’sgwynetodo:I’sgwynetosetdownhereandlistentellIhearsitagin."

           SohesetdownonthegroundbetwixtmeandTom.Heleanedhisbackupagainstatree,andstretchedhislegsouttilloneofthemmosttouchedoneofmine.Mynosebeguntoitch.Ititchedtillthetearscomeintomyeyes.

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