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Lonnie
And you better git it fixed, too.

Big Sweet
Baby, you know old Charlie always did have a pick at me.

Lonnie
That I know is so. But you always made out to me you didnt
want him.

Big Sweet
And I done neither. Never did. Well, about two years back,
he took to picking at me, and sending me messages how he love me so hard, and all that money he had in his pocket was for me, till I got up a real good feeling for Charlie.

Lonnie 
(Groans)
Do, Jesus!

Big Sweet
So one time when he begged me so hard, I thought I might
as well go down there and git all that money he had for me.

Lonnie
(Groans and almost collapses on table, but Big Sweet makes him sit up again)

Big Swoet
Wait a minute, Sugar, lemme finish telling you how it was. So I went down to Mulberry, and met him where he told me to come. He was there waiting with his hair all slicked down and everything. Soon as my toe-nails crossed tho door-sill, I told Charlie, "Gimme what you got for me." He look like he didnt git the right understanding because he come telling me about all the love he had for me. So I asked him plain, "Is you got anything besides yourself?" (Emphatic with rage) And Baby, you know that mink didnt have a dime to cry. When he told me that, Honey, you know