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Chapter 40

           Atlastshecomeandbeguntoaskmequestions,butICOULDN’Tanswerthemstraight,Ididn’tknowwhichendofmewasup;becausethesemenwasinsuchafidgetnowthatsomewaswantingtostartrightNOWandlayforthemdesperadoes,andsayingitwarn’tbutafewminutestomidnight;andotherswastryingtogetthemtoholdonandwaitforthesheep-signal;andherewasAuntypeggingawayatthequestions,andmea-shakingalloverandreadytosinkdowninmytracksIwasthatscared;andtheplacegettinghotterandhotter,andthebutterbeginningtomeltandrundownmyneckandbehindmyears;andprettysoon,whenoneofthemsays,"I’MforgoingandgettinginthecabinFIRSTandrightNOW,andcatchingthemwhentheycome,"Imostdropped;andastreakofbuttercomea-tricklingdownmyforehead,andAuntSallysheseeit,andturnswhiteasasheet,andsays:

           "Fortheland’ssake,whatISthematterwiththechild?He’sgotthebrain-feverasshoreasyou’reborn,andthey’reoozingout!"

           Andeverybodyrunstosee,andshesnatchesoffmyhat,andoutcomesthebreadandwhatwasleftofthebutter,andshegrabbedme,andhuggedme,andsays:

           "Oh,whataturnyoudidgiveme!andhowgladandgratefulIamitain’tnoworse;forluck’sagainstus,anditneverrainsbutitpours,andwhenIseethattruckIthoughtwe’dlostyou,forIknowedbythecolorandallitwasjustlikeyourbrainswouldbeifDear,dear,whyd’ntyouTELLmethatwaswhatyou’dbeendowntherefor,Iwouldn’tacared.

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