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Show SUr. Sunny said, "Now hoxr did he know t h i s xras cake?" Bill laughed, "l gave him the sample piece I baked f i r s t to see if i t needed more flour." Sunny took him over a piece. "Can't believe he could grow so much in two months. Gets around his bed l i k e he's ready to xialk." I t -was getting dark noxr.and Bill pulled doxm the oven door; the three men moved closer to the stove and put one foot a t a time on the oven door to viarm and brace themselves as they xrere having coffee. They sat and talked, but they xrere a l l half-listening for Dad to axraken, and when no one xras talking they could hear his heavy breathing. Once Sunny got up and xrent into the lean-to. When he came back he said. "Pa don't take no notice of me askin' him xrhat he wants to oat, just mumbles something about stayin' doxm. Can't make no sense out of what he's sayin'." Bill said, "Sunny l e t ' s move his bunk in here a t least for the night. Blizzard's calmed doxm a l i t t l e right now, but sounds like he's out of his mind xrith fever. We'll keep the f i r e going a l l night so he xron't get chilled." Bill got the baby out of his bed and held him for a l i t t l e while as he did every night a f t e r supper, t'hon put him back as Dad started muttering that his legs hurt and he xras cold. |