Try."
"Candace." Mother said.
"Yessum." Caddy said.
"Why are you teasing him." Mother said. "Bring him here."
We went to Mother's room, where she was lying with the sickness on a cloth on her head.
"What is the matter now." Mother said.
"Benjamin. "Benjy." Caddy said.
She came again, but I went away.
"You must have done something to him." Mother said. "Why wont you let him alone, so I can have some peace.
Give him the box and please go on and let him alone."
Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it.
It was full of stars.
When I was still, they were still.
When I moved, they glinted and sparkled.
I hushed.
Then I heard Caddy walking and I began again.
"Benjamin." Mother said. "Come here." I went to the door. "You, Benjamin." Mother said.
"What is it now." Father said. "Where are you going."
"Take him downstairs and get someone to watch him, Jason." Mother said. "You know I'm ill, yet you "
Father shut the door behind us.
"T.P." he said.
"Sir." T.P. said downstairs.
"Benjy's coming down." Father said. "Go with T.P." I went to the bathroom door.
I could hear the water.
"Benjy." T.P. said downstairs.
I could hear the water.
I listened to it.
"Benjy." T.P. said downstairs.I listened to the water.
I couldn't hear the water, and Caddy opened the door.
"Why, Benjy." she said.
She looked at me and I went and she put her arms around me. "Did you find Caddy again." she said. "Did you think Caddy had run away." Caddy smelled like trees.
We went to Caddy's room.
She sat down at the mirror.
She stopped her hands and looked at me.
"Why, Benjy.
What is it." she said.
"You mustn't cry.
Caddy's not going away.
See here." she said.
She took up the bottle and took the stopper out and held it to my nose. "Sweet.
Smell.
Good."
I went away and I didn't hush, and she held the bottle in her hand, looking at me.
"Oh." she said.
She put the bottle down and came and put her arms around me. "So that was it.
And you were trying to tell Caddy and you couldn't tell her.
You wanted to, but you couldn't, could you.
Of course Caddy wont.
Of course Caddy wont.
Just wait till I dress."