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said。 But she was hired�察�and on the way out of the place she 
bought ten cents' worth of Chocolate and a little modeling clay 
set for George。 On June the fifth she was to start work。 She 
stood for a long while before the window of Mister Singer's 
jewelry store。 Then she hung around on the corner。TT4 
CARSON Me CULLERS 
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_l HE time had come for Singer to go to Antonapoulos again。 
The journey was a long one。 For�察�although the distance 
between them was something less than two hundred miles�察�the 
train meandered to points far out of the way and stopped for 
long hours at certain stations during the night。 Singer would 
leave the town in the afternoon and travel all through the night 
and until the early morning of the next day。 As usual�察�he was 
ready far in advance。 He planned to have a full week with his 
friend this visit。 His clothes had been sent to the cleaner's�察�his 
hat blocked�察�and his bags were in readiness。 The gifts he 
would carry were wrapped in colored tissue paper!and in 


addition there was a deluxe basket of fruits done up in 
cellophane and a crate of late´shipped strawberries。 On the 
morning before his departure Singer cleaned his room。 In his 
ice box he found a bit of left´over goose liver and took it out 
to the alley for the neighborhood cat。 On his door he tacked 
the same sign he had posted there before�察�stating that he would 
be absent for several days on business。 During all these 
preparations he moved about leisurely with two vivid spots of 
color on his cheekbones。 His face was very solemn。 
Then at last the hour for departure was at hand。 He stood on 
the platform�察�burdened with his suitcases and gifts�察�and 
watched the train roll in on the station tracks。 He found 
himself a seat in the day coach and hoisted his luggage on the 
rack above his head。 The car was crowded�察�for the most part 
with mothers and children。 The green plush seats had a grimy 
smell。 The windows of the car were dirty and rice thrown at 
some recent bridal pair lay scattered on the floor。 Singer 
smiled cordially to his fellow´travelers and leaned back in his 
seat。 He closed his eyes。 The lashes made a dark�察�curved 
fringe above the hollows of his cheeks。 His right hand moved 
nervously inside his pocket 
For a while his thoughts lingered in the town he was leaving 
behind him。 He saw Mick and Doctor Copeland and Jake 
Blount and Biff Brannon。 The faces crowded in on him out of 
the darkness so that he felt smothered。 He thought of the 
quarrel between Blount and the Negro。 The 

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nature of this quarrel was hopelessly confused in his mind !but each 
of them had on several occasions broken out into a bitter tirade 
against the other�察�the absent one。 He had agreed with each of them in 
turn�察�though what it was they wanted him to sanction he did not 
know。 And Mick !her face was urgent and she said a good deal that 
he did not understand in the least。 And then Biff Brannon at the New 
York Caf6。 Brannon with his dark�察�iron´like jaw and his watchful 
eyes。 And strangers who followed him about the streets and 
buttonholed him for unexplainable reasons。 The Turk at the linen 
shop who flung his hands up in his face and babbled with his tongue 
to make words the shape of which Singer had never imagined before。 
A certain mill foreman and an old black woman。 A businessman on 
the main street and an urchin who solicited soldiers for a whorehouse 
near the river。 Singer wriggled his shoulders uneasily。 The train 


rocked with a smooth�察�easy motion。 His head nodded to rest on his 
shoulder and for a short while he slept。 
When he opened his eyes again the town was far behind him。 The 
town was forgotten。 Outside the dirty window there was the brilliant 
midsummer countryside。 The sun slanted in strong�察�bronze´colored 
rays over the green fields of the new cotton。 There were acres of 
tobacco�察�the plants heavy and green like some monstrous jungle 
weed。 The orchards of peaches with the lush fruit weighting down the 
dwarfed trees。 There were miles of pastures and tens of miles of 
wasted�察�washed´out land abandoned to the hardier weeds。 The train 
cut through deep green pine forests where the ground was covered 
with the slick brown needles and the tops of the trees stretched up 
virgin and tall into the sky。 And farther�察�a long way south of the 
town�察�the cypress swamps!with the gnarled roots of the trees 
writhing down into the brackish waters�察�where the gray�察�tattered moss 
trailed from the branches�察�where tropical water flowers blossomed in 
dankness and gloom。 Then out again into the open beneath the sun 
and the indigo´blue sky。 
Singer sat solemn and timid�察�his face turned fully toward the window。 
The great sweeps of space and the hard�察�elemental coloring almost 
blinded him。 This kaleidoscopic variety of scene�察�this abundance of 
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seemed somehow connected with his friend;。 His thoughts 
were with Antonapoulos。 The bliss of their reunion almost 
stifled him。 His nose was pinched and he breathed with quick�察�
short breaths through his slightly open mouth。 
Antonapoulos would be glad to see him。 He would enjoy the 
fresh fruits and the presents。 By now he would be out of the 
sick ward and able to go on an excursion to the movies�察�and 
afterward to the hotel where they had eaten dinner on the first 
visit。 Singer had written many letters to Antonapoulos�察�but he 
had not posted them。 He surrendered himself wholly to 
thoughts of his friend。 
The half´year since he had last been with him seemed neither 
a long nor a short span of time。 Behind each waking moment 
there had always been his friend。 And this submerged 
communion with Antonapoulos had grown and changed as 
though they were together in the flesh。 Sometimes he thought 
of Antonapoulos with awe and self´abasement�察�sometimes 
with pride!always with love unchecked by criticism�察�freed of 
will。 When he dreamed at night the face of his friend was 


always before him�察�massive and gentle。 And in his waking 
thoughts they were eternally united。 
The summer evening came slowly。 The sun sank down behind 
a ragged line of trees in the distance and the sky paled。 The 
twilight was languid and soft。 There was a white full moon�察�
and low purple clouds lay over the horizon。 The earth�察�the 
trees�察�the unpainted rural dwellings darkened slowly。 At 
intervals mild summer lightning quivered in the air。 Singer 
watched all of this intently until at last the night had come�察�
and his own face was reflected in the glass before him。 
Children staggered up and down the aisle of the car with 
dripping paper cups of water。 An old man in overalls who had 
the seat before Singer drank whiskey from time to time from a 
Coca´Cola bottle。 Between swallows he plugged the bottle 
carefully with a wad of paper。 A little girl on the right combed 
her hair with a sticky red lollipop。 Shoeboxes were opened 
and trays of supper were brought in from the dining´car。 
Singer did not eat。 He leaned back in his seat and kept 
desultory account of all that went on around him。 At last the 
car settled down。 Children lay on the broad plush seats and 
slept�察�while men and women 

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doubled up with their pillows and rested as best they could。 
Singer did not sleep。 He pressed his face close against the 
glass and strained to see into the night。 The darkness was 
heavy and velvety。 Sometimes there was a patch of moonlight 
or the flicker of a lantern from the window of some house 
along the way。 From the moon he saw that the train had turned 
from its southward course and was headed toward the east。 
The eagerness he felt was so keen that his nose was too 
pinched to breathe through and his cheeks were scarlet。 He sat 
there�察�his face pressed close against the cold�察�sooty glass of 
the window�察�through most of the long night journey。 
The train was more than an hour late�察�and the fresh�察�bright 
summer morning was well under way when they arrived。 
Singer went immediately to the hotel�察�a very good hotel where 
he had made reservations in advance。 He unpacked his bags 
and arranged the presents he would take to Antonapoulos on 
the bed。 From 

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