Chapter 5

           Ihadshutthedoorto.ThenIturnedaroundandtherehewas.Iusedtobescaredofhimallthetime,hetannedmesomuch.IreckonedIwasscarednow,too;butinaminuteIseeIwasmistaken—thatis,afterthefirstjolt,asyoumaysay,whenmybreathsortofhitched,hebeingsounexpected;butrightawayafterIseeIwarn’tscaredofhimworthbothringabout.

           Hewasmostfifty,andhelookedit.Hishairwaslongandtangledandgreasy,andhungdown,andyoucouldseehiseyesshiningthroughlikehewasbehindvines.Itwasallblack,nogray;sowashislong,mixed-upwhiskers.Therewarn’tnocolorinhisface,wherehisfaceshowed;itwaswhite;notlikeanotherman’swhite,butawhitetomakeabodysick,awhitetomakeabody’sfleshcrawl—atree-toadwhite,afish-bellywhite.Asforhisclothes—justrags,thatwasall.Hehadoneanklerestingont’otherknee;thebootonthatfootwasbusted,andtwoofhistoesstuckthrough,andheworkedthemnowandthen.Hishatwaslayingonthefloor—anoldblackslouchwiththetopcavedin,likealid.

           Istooda-lookingathim;hesettherea-lookingatme,withhischairtiltedbackalittle.Isetthecandledown.Inoticedthewindowwasup;sohehadclumbinbytheshed.Hekepta-lookingmeallover.Byandbyhesays:

           "Starchyclothes—very.Youthinkyou’reagooddealofabig-bug,DON’Tyou?"

           "MaybeIam,maybeIain’t,"Isays.

           "Don’tyougivemenoneo’yourlip,"sayshe."You’veputonconsiderablemanyfrillssinceIbeenaway.I’lltakeyoudownapegbeforeIgetdonewithyou.

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