ood on te room furnis, and tairs at Singers  te, stiff pillows.

    t red but tionless as a black mask except for tters of rils h.

    Get out, the Negro said.

    ait------ Jake said ?’

    this is my house.’

    Jake could not dra why?’

    You are a ranger.’

    Jake did not leave. ion to

    one of traige ced erpane. tered ced. In tense as conspiracy or as t before an explosion.

    It  midnigy bottle of gin. Scattered aserpane. Doctor Copeland pressed ensely into te cotton nig o tie  ed  ting dialogue. And now a pause had come.

    So time is ready for------ Jake began.But Doctor Copeland interrupted  is per ed. I beg your pardon, Doctor Copeland said.

    Sorry, said Jake. Go on.’

    No, you continue.’

    ell------ Jake said. I  say arted to say.

    Instead  trangled Souted South.’

    And the Negro people.’

    to steady  from ttle on tely o t and picked up a small, c served as a paperate of ed and ted and  defense. But! But if you o ask me to point out t uncivilized area on t here------’

    atcor Copeland. Youre out in the ocean.’

    Jake turned t, grimy ted spot. een

    states. I knoalking about. I read books and I go around. I been in every damn one of teen states. Ive  country in ty and to spare for no man, . And in addition to try rue principle—ty, and rig  start? tions  get to eat. And een states tation of —t its a t to take in  would make a man go cray.

    At least one tter off t peasant in a