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Ed and Hank, 5th update (an interlude)
This 'n that...
Note: Very short, for a change (and Iris has gone home). Disclaimer: Hank told their story to Annie Proulx. Jack and Ennis are all hers. Ed and Hank belong only to each other. OFI: No $$: isn't everything. Comments: Always appreciated.
Everything else is here:
http://myeyesaintblue.livejournal.com/10082.html
This 'n that...
“Wha’s wrong, Ed?”
“Found tha’ book a yers… Lyin’ on the coffee table.”
“Wha’ book?”
“Ya know damn well wha’ book. The one ‘m holdin’ in my hand. The one with them pictures.”
“Oh… Tha' one.”
“Think ya left it there fer me ta find.”
“Maybe… Did ya look at it?”
“Maybe.”
“C’mon, Ed… Did ya look at it or not?”
“’Course I looked at it. How the hell would I know ‘bout them pictures if’n I didn’ look at it?”
“And…?”
“I ain’t doin’ some a tha’ stuff.”
“Won’ make ya do nothin’ ya don’ wanna do.”
“Ain’t never ‘nough fer ya… is it?”
“Whatever we do is ‘nough fer me. Jus’ thought ya migh’ wanna do somethin’ a l’il diff’rent.”
“Not tha' diff'rent.”
“Won’ make ya do nothin’ ya ain’t comfortable with.”
“Too old ta be doin’ some a tha’ stuff.”
“Ya ain’t too old, Ed.”
“Sure am. Don’ bend tha’ way.”
“Seen ya bend plenty a ways.”
"Not them ways. 'N I ain't no acrobat neither."
"Don' 'xpect ya ta be no acrobat."
“Well, I ain't. ’N jus’ so’s ya don' get confused 'bout nothin'… I went through tha’ book ‘n marked the ones I definitely won’ be doin’.”
“How’d ya mark ‘em?”
“Put an ‘x’ in the corner a each one. So’s we don’ even gotta talk ‘bout it.”
“Okay.”
“Tha’ way you’ll jus’ know wha’ I won’ do. From the beginnin’… withou’ havin’ ta ask or nothin’.”
“Okay… okay… I get it. Lemme see which ones ya marked…”
“Ain’t doin’ any a tha'.”
“I know. Ya said tha’ already. ‘N I told ya… I ain’t gonna make ya do nothin’ ya don’ wanna do.”
“Jus’ makin’ sure.”
"Ain't never made ya do nothin' ya didn' wanna do. Or at least nothin' ya didn' end up likin' when it were all over... did I?"
"Guess not..."
“So... lemme see ‘em already…”
Here are
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a few
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somewhat
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graphic
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photos of
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what Ed
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ain't gonna
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be doin'
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"I ain't doin' tha'."
"'N I ain't doin' tha' neither."
"Or tha'."
"'N I ain't wearin' shorts. Or striped socks.
No self-respectin' cowboy wears shorts or striped socks."
"Think tha' guy who wrote this book migh' be nuts."
"Think the word's 'eccentric', Ed."
“'N I don’ care about tha’ bet ya won…
I'm doin' most a the drivin' on them back roads
so's we don' end up like tha'.”
"'N maybe ya better work on fixin' some a them epitaphs... just in case we don' make it back... "
"We're gonna make it back, Ed. Ain't goin' nowheres dangerous."
"Well... I ain't doin' nothin' like them pictures showed."
"I know tha' Ed. Ya jus' showed me whatcha won' do. So... is there anythin' ya will do?"
“Sure. Whole buncha stuff. Nothin' fancy. 'N usually don' involve no ropes or harnesses.”
“Oh yeah? Ya mark them pictures?”
“Nope. Ain't no pictures in tha' book a wha' I'll do. I'll jus' have ta show ya. C'mere, Hank.”
……...
“Tha's real nice... Like it a lot... But... is tha' all?”
“Nope. I’ll do this too… ‘n this…”
“Careful... tha' zipper sticks some, Cowboy...”
“‘N this.”
“Easier if’n ya take my boots off first… Think ya’d know tha’ by now…”
“’N this. 'N this. 'N this.”
“Hey… watch where yer throwin’ tha’ t-shirt… it were clean.”
"'N this. 'N this. 'N this. 'N this."
"Sure... when it's yer own clothes 'n boots ya put 'em aside nice 'n neat-like."
“'N this............. 'N this............ 'N this............ 'N this............”
“Ed…”
“’N mphiff.”
"Ain't no one ever told ya tha' it ain’t polite... Damn... ta talk… Jeez…
with yer mouth full… Ed…"
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This 'n that...
Note: Very short, for a change (and Iris has gone home). Disclaimer: Hank told their story to Annie Proulx. Jack and Ennis are all hers. Ed and Hank belong only to each other. OFI: No $$: isn't everything. Comments: Always appreciated.
Everything else is here:
http://myeyesaintblue.livejournal.com/10082.html
This 'n that...
“Wha’s wrong, Ed?”
“Found tha’ book a yers… Lyin’ on the coffee table.”
“Wha’ book?”
“Ya know damn well wha’ book. The one ‘m holdin’ in my hand. The one with them pictures.”
“Oh… Tha' one.”
“Think ya left it there fer me ta find.”
“Maybe… Did ya look at it?”
“Maybe.”
“C’mon, Ed… Did ya look at it or not?”
“’Course I looked at it. How the hell would I know ‘bout them pictures if’n I didn’ look at it?”
“And…?”
“I ain’t doin’ some a tha’ stuff.”
“Won’ make ya do nothin’ ya don’ wanna do.”
“Ain’t never ‘nough fer ya… is it?”
“Whatever we do is ‘nough fer me. Jus’ thought ya migh’ wanna do somethin’ a l’il diff’rent.”
“Not tha' diff'rent.”
“Won’ make ya do nothin’ ya ain’t comfortable with.”
“Too old ta be doin’ some a tha’ stuff.”
“Ya ain’t too old, Ed.”
“Sure am. Don’ bend tha’ way.”
“Seen ya bend plenty a ways.”
"Not them ways. 'N I ain't no acrobat neither."
"Don' 'xpect ya ta be no acrobat."
“Well, I ain't. ’N jus’ so’s ya don' get confused 'bout nothin'… I went through tha’ book ‘n marked the ones I definitely won’ be doin’.”
“How’d ya mark ‘em?”
“Put an ‘x’ in the corner a each one. So’s we don’ even gotta talk ‘bout it.”
“Okay.”
“Tha’ way you’ll jus’ know wha’ I won’ do. From the beginnin’… withou’ havin’ ta ask or nothin’.”
“Okay… okay… I get it. Lemme see which ones ya marked…”
“Ain’t doin’ any a tha'.”
“I know. Ya said tha’ already. ‘N I told ya… I ain’t gonna make ya do nothin’ ya don’ wanna do.”
“Jus’ makin’ sure.”
"Ain't never made ya do nothin' ya didn' wanna do. Or at least nothin' ya didn' end up likin' when it were all over... did I?"
"Guess not..."
“So... lemme see ‘em already…”
Here are
V
a few
V
somewhat
V
graphic
V
photos of
V
what Ed
V
ain't gonna
V
be doin'
V
V
V
"I ain't doin' tha'."
"'N I ain't doin' tha' neither."
"Or tha'."
"'N I ain't wearin' shorts. Or striped socks.
No self-respectin' cowboy wears shorts or striped socks."
"Think tha' guy who wrote this book migh' be nuts."
"Think the word's 'eccentric', Ed."
“'N I don’ care about tha’ bet ya won…
I'm doin' most a the drivin' on them back roads
so's we don' end up like tha'.”
"'N maybe ya better work on fixin' some a them epitaphs... just in case we don' make it back... "
"We're gonna make it back, Ed. Ain't goin' nowheres dangerous."
"Well... I ain't doin' nothin' like them pictures showed."
"I know tha' Ed. Ya jus' showed me whatcha won' do. So... is there anythin' ya will do?"
“Sure. Whole buncha stuff. Nothin' fancy. 'N usually don' involve no ropes or harnesses.”
“Oh yeah? Ya mark them pictures?”
“Nope. Ain't no pictures in tha' book a wha' I'll do. I'll jus' have ta show ya. C'mere, Hank.”
……...
“Tha's real nice... Like it a lot... But... is tha' all?”
“Nope. I’ll do this too… ‘n this…”
“Careful... tha' zipper sticks some, Cowboy...”
“‘N this.”
“Easier if’n ya take my boots off first… Think ya’d know tha’ by now…”
“’N this. 'N this. 'N this.”
“Hey… watch where yer throwin’ tha’ t-shirt… it were clean.”
"'N this. 'N this. 'N this. 'N this."
"Sure... when it's yer own clothes 'n boots ya put 'em aside nice 'n neat-like."
“'N this............. 'N this............ 'N this............ 'N this............”
“Ed…”
“’N mphiff.”
"Ain't no one ever told ya tha' it ain’t polite... Damn... ta talk… Jeez…
with yer mouth full… Ed…"
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