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Updated: May 13, 2025

He stopped and stared at Hortense as she passed, and Hortense stared back. Then the boy did a handspring and waved his hand. "What's that boy's name?" Hortense asked. Uncle Jonah raised his eyes. "Good fo' nothin'," muttered Uncle Jonah. "Ef I catches him in my o'cha'd ag'in, I'll lambaste him good." "He looks like a nice boy," said Hortense. "Dey ain't no nice boys," said Uncle Jonah.

Carl Henry Grabo - The Cat in Grandfather's House