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THE NEW NEGRO
JANE
What you want to shoot him for? Ain't Ah already compermised?
ALEC
[Very angrily.]
Compermised! What good will it do to compermise? You compermised about Joe and didn't get nothin' out o' that, did yuh?
JANE
Your fool daddy done that! Ah'll get somethin' out o' this!
ALEC
What you think you goin' to get?
JANE
Ah made Ben Carter give his word to educate you and Ruth, and Ben Carter always keeps his word.
ALEC
You won't edjercate me with any o' his money! Ah won't have it!
JANE
Why won't you?
ALEC
Ah just won't, that's all!
JANE
Ah'll see that you will! Ah know Ah ain't wasted all ma breath on Ben Carter for nothin'!
ALEC
He ain't goin' to give you nothin', nohow. Not after what Ah done to Jack!
