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 against the mirror while the ineffectual assailant crumbled on the floor exactly as though he had been hit. Two waiters caught him under the arm-pits and dragged him outside. The yellow girl followed him, screaming. The woman left behind called out to the retreating male figure, Lemme see duh back o' yo' white collar an' den Ah knows you's goin'.

During this scene, the Bolito King sat smoking unconcernedly, quite as if he were unaware that anything unusual had occurred.

Hey! Hey! Do that thing!

Well, I guess Ah'll ramble back to Ruby, Mr. Pettijohn announced. How long you stayin', Mrs. Sartoris?

Till the dawn comes up like thunder.

Another entertainer had the floor.