He was by himself further down the branch.
Versh came around the bush and lifted me down into the water again.
Caddy was all wet and muddy behind, and I started to cry and she came and squatted in the water.
"Hush now." she said. "I'm not going to run away."
So I hushed.
Caddy smelled like trees in the rain.
What is the matter with you, Luster said.
Cant you get done with that moaning and play in the branch like folks.
Whyn't you take him on home.
Didn't they told you not to take him off the place.
He still think they own this pasture, Luster said.
Cant nobody see down here from the house, noways.
We can.
And folks dont like to look at a looney.
Taint no luck in it.
Roskus came and said to come to supper and Caddy said it wasn't supper time yet.
"Yes tis." Roskus said. "Dilsey say for you all to come on to the house.
Bring them on, Versh."
He went up the hill, where the cow was lowing.
"Maybe we'll be dry by the time we get to the house." Quentin said.
"It was all your fault." Caddy said. "I hope we do get whipped."
She put her dress on and Versh buttoned it.
"They wont know you got wet." Versh said. "It dont show on you.
Less me and Jason tells."
"Are you going to tell, Jason." Caddy said.
"Tell on who." Jason said.
"He wont tell." Quentin said. "Will you, Jason."
"I bet he does tell." Caddy said. "He'll tell Damuddy."
"He cant tell her." Quentin said. "She's sick.
If we walk slow it'll be too dark for them to see."
"I dont care whether they see or not." Caddy said. "I'm going to tell, myself.
You carry him up the hill, Versh."
"Jason wont tell." Quentin said. "You remember that bow and arrow I made you, Jason."
"It's broke now." Jason said.
"Let him tell." Caddy said. "I dont give a cuss.
Carry Maury up the hill, Versh."
Versh squatted and I got on his back.
See you all at the show tonight, Luster said.
Come on, here.
We got to find that quarter.
"If we go slow, it'll be dark when we get there." Quentin said.
"I'm not going slow." Caddy said.
We went up the hill, but Quentin didn't come.
He was down at the branch when we got to where we could smell the pigs.
They were grunting and snuffing in the trough in the comer.
Jason came behind us, with his hands in his pockets.
Roskus was milking the cow in the barn door.
The cows came jumping out of the barn.
"Go on." T.P. said. "Holler again.
I going to holler myself.