“Nope. Yuh see, she’s a ——”
“His little kid can’t play with other kids?”
“No. The other——”
“Kinda tough, don’t yuh think, Bassett?”
“When a feller makes his bed he’s got to lay on it.”
Hashknife nods and looks at his toes.
“Bassett, did yuh ever read the Bible?”
“Nope.”
“Yuh ought to, Bassett. It tells yuh how to pray.”
“Pray?” says Bassett, kinda queer-like. “Whatcha mean?”