The Sound and the Fury

19.20

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. Me and Benjy hunted all day for that quarter. You can ask him.'

'Then borrow one from him.' Jason said. 'I have to work for mine.' He read the paper. Quentin looked at the fire. The fire was in her eyes and on her mouth. Her mouth was red.

'I tried to keep him away from there.' Luster said.

'Shut your mouth.' Quentin said. Jason looked at her.

'What did I tell you I was going to do if I saw you with that show fellow again.' he said. Quentin looked at the fire. 'Did you hear me.' Jason said.

'I heard you.' Quentin said. 'Why dont you do it, then.'

'Dont you worry.' Jason said.

'I'm not.' Quentin said. Jason read the paper again.

2.10

I could hear the roof Father leaned forward and looked at Quentin.

Hello, he said. Who won.

'Nobody.' Quentin said. 'They stopped us. Teachers.'

'Who was it.' Father said. 'Will you tell.'

'It was all right.' Quentin said. 'He was as big as me.'

'That's good.' Father said. 'Can you tell what it was about.'

'It wasn't anything.' Quentin said. 'He said he would put a frog in her desk and she wouldn't dare to whip him.'

'Oh.' Father said. 'She. And then what.'

'Yes, sir.' Quentin said. 'And then I kind of hit him.'

We could hear the roof and the fire, and a snuffling outside the door.

'Where was he going to get a frog in November.' Father said.

'I dont know, sir.' Quentin said.

We could hear them.

'Jason.' Father said. We could hear Jason.

'Jason.' Father said. 'Come in here and stop that.'

We could hear the roof and the fire and Jason.

'Stop that, now. ' Father said. 'Do you want me to whip you again.' Father lifted Jason up into the chair by him. Jason snuffled. We could hear the fire and the roof. Jason snuffled a little louder.

'One more time.' Father said. We could hear the fire and the roof.

2.13

Dilsey said, All right. You all can come on to supper.

Versh smelled like rain. He smelled like a dog, too. We could hear the fire and the roof.

9.1

We could hear Caddy walking fast. Father and Mother looked at the door. Caddy passed it, walking fast. She didn't look. She walked fast.

'Candace.' Mother said. Caddy stopped walking.

'Yes, Mother.' she said.

'Hush, Caroline.' Father said.

'Come here.' Mother said.

'Hush, Caroline.' Father said. 'Let her alone.'

Caddy came to the door and stood there, looking at Father and Mother. Her eyes flew at me, and away. I began to cry. It went loud and I got up. Caddy came in and stood with her back to the wall, looking at me. I went toward her, crying, and she shrank against the wall and I saw her eyes and I cried louder and pulled at her dress. She put her hands out but I pulled at her dress. Her eyes ran.

2.11

Versh said, Your name Benjamin now. You know how come your name Benjamin now. They making a bluegum out of you. Mammy say in old time your granpaw changed nigger's name, and he turn preacher, and when they look at him, he bluegum too. Didn't use to be bluegum, neither. And when family woman look him in the eye in the full of the moon, chile born bluegum. And one evening, when they was about a dozen them bluegum chillen running around the place, he never come home. Possum hunters found him in the woods, et clean. And you know who et him. Them bluegum chillen did.

9.2

We were in the hall. Caddy was still looking at me. Her hand was against her mouth and I saw her eyes and I cried. We went up the stairs. She stopped again, against the wall, looking at me and I cried and she went on and I came on, crying, and she shrank against the wall, looking at me. She opened the door to her room, but I pulled at her dress and we went to the bathroom and she stood against the door, looking at me. Then she put her arm across her face and I pushed at her, crying.

19.21

What are you doing to him, Jason said. Why cant you let him alone.