It took him the whole spring, from March to June, to make up his mind to take me. All I thought about was Nettie. How she could come to me if I marry him and he is so love-struck with her I could figure out a way for us to run away. We both be hitting Nettie’s schoolbooks pretty hard, cause we know we got to be smart to get away. I know I’m not as pretty or as be hitting Nettie’s schoolbooks pretty hard, cause we know we got to be smart to getaway. I know I’m not as pretty or as smart as Nettie, but she says I am not dumb
The way you know who discover America, Nettie says, is to think about cucumbers. That's what Columbus sounds like. I learned all about Columbus in first grade but looks like he the first thing I forgot. She says Columbus comes here in boats call the Neater, the Peter, and the Santomareater.
But it hard to think with getting married to Mr. _____ hanging over my head
The first time I got big Pa took me out of school. He never cares that I love it. Nettie stood there at the gate holding tight to my hand. I was all dressed for the first day. You too dumb to keep going to school, Pa says. Nettie is the clever one in this bunch
But Pa, Nettie say, crying, Celia smart too. Even Miss Beasley says so. Nettie dote on Miss Beasley. Think nobody like her in the world
Pa says, Whoever listens to anything Addie Beasley has to say. She run off at the mouth so much no man would have her
That how come she has to teach school. He never looks up from cleaning his gun.
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