Jason came in.
I kept telling you to hush, Luster said.
What's the matter now, Jason said.
"He just trying hisself." Luster said. "That the way he been going on all day."
"Why dont you let him alone, then." Jason said. "If you cant keep him quiet, you'll have to take him out to the kitchen.
The rest of us cant shut ourselves up in a room like Mother does."
"Mammy say keep him out the kitchen till she get supper." Luster said.
"Then play with him and keep him quiet." Jason said. "Do I have to work all day and then come home to a mad house." He opened the paper and read it.
You can look at the fire and the mirror and the cushion too, Caddy said.
You wont have to wait until supper to look at the cushion, now.
We could hear the roof.
We could hear Jason too, crying loud beyond the wall.
Dilsey said,
"You come, Jason.
You letting him alone, is you."
"Yessum." Luster said.
"Where Quentin." Dilsey said. "Supper near bout ready."
"I don't know'm." Luster said. "I aint seen her."
Dilsey went away.
"Quentin." she said in the hall. "Quentin.
Supper ready."
We could hear the roof.
Quentin smelled like rain, too.
What did Jason do, he said.
He cut up all Benjy's dolls, Caddy said.
Mother said to not call him Benjy, Quentin said.
He sat on the rug by us.
I wish it wouldn't rain, he said.
You cant do anything.
You've been in a fight, Caddy said.
Haven't you.
It wasn't much, Quentin said.
You can tell it, Caddy said.
Father'll see it.
I dont care, Quentin said.
I wish it wouldn't rain.
Quentin said, "Didn't Dilsey say supper was ready."
"Yessum." Luster said.
Jason looked at Quentin.
Then he read the paper again.
Quentin came in. "She say it bout ready." Luster said.
Quentin jumped down in Mother's chair.
Luster said,
"Mr Jason."
"What." Jason said.
"Let me have two bits." Luster said.
"What for." Jason said.
"To go to the show tonight." Luster said.
"I thought Dilsey was going to get a quarter from Frony for you." Jason said.
"She did." Luster said. "I lost it.