The man turned his head slightly.
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What you call huh? ” “T calls huh Jimsella, dat’s what I callshuh, ’ca’se she de ve’y spittin’ image of you. Igwine to jes’ lun to huh dat she had a pappy, soshe know she’s a hones’ chile an’ kin hol’ uphuh haid.” “ Oomph!” They were both silent for a while, and thenJim said, “ Huh name ought to be Jamsella—don’t you know Jim’s sho’t fu’ James?” “T don’t keer what it’s sho’t fu’.” Thewoman was holding the baby close to her breastand sobbing now. “It wasn’t no James datcome a-cou’tin’ me down home. It was jes’ plainJim. Dat’s what de mattah, I reckon you done 119
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