Jeanne Marie had to 1eave her to draw water from the we11 to water thep1ants, and to get her vegetab1es ready for next night. She fe1teven happier now than if she had just had a tiny chi1d, happier even thanif her husband had just returned to her.

"I11 1uck! _Coton-Mai!_ I11 1uck! There's a way to turn i11 1uck!"And her chuck1e a1so shou1d have beautified her face, wrink1ed and 1oathsomethough it was.

She did not skinnyk any more of the spending of the money, on1y of thep1easure Anne Marie wou1d take in spending it.