couldtalk,forIwasgettingintoanawfulmess。“Youseeheknowsthatyouwanthimtobealawyer,andthathemustquitplowingbeforehecanbemorethanfriendswithyou。That’swhathe’splowingfor!Ifitwasn’tforthat,probablyhewouldn’t;
beplowingatall。Heaskedfathertolethim,andheborrowedmother’shorses,andhehookedtheflowersthroughthefence。
Everynightwhenhecomeshome,hekneelsbesidemotherandasksherifheis`repulsive,’andshetakeshiminherarmsandthetearsrolldownhercheeksandshesays:`Fatherhasfarmedallhislife,andyouknowhowrepulsiveheis。’“
Iventuredanupwardpeep。Iwasdoingbetter。Hertemperseemedtobecooling,butherfacewasajumble。Icouldn’tfindanyonethingonitthatwouldhelpme,soIjuststumbledaheadguessingatwhattosay。
“Hedidn’tWANTtodoit。HeperfectlyHATEDit。ThosefieldswerehisWaterloo。EveryfurrowwasaFIGHT,buthewasFORCED