"Man, you make me feel like a girl, coming by to pick me up after work. Nobody ever did thatbefore. You better watch out, I might start looking forward to it." She tossed the largest bones intothe dirt rapidly so the dogs would know there was enough and not fight each other. Then shedumped the skins of some things, heads of other things and the insides of still more things — whatthe restaurant could not use and she would not — in a smoking pile near the animals' feet.
"Got to rinse this out," she said, "and then I'll be right with you."
He nodded as she returned to the kitchen.
The dogs ate without sound and Paul D thought they at least got what they came for, and if she hadenough for them — The cloth on her head was brown wool and she edged it down over her hairlineagainst the wind.
"You get off early or what?"
"I took off early."
"Anything the matter?"
"In a way of speaking," he said and wiped his lips.
"Not cut back?"
"No, no. They got plenty work. I just — "
"Hm?"
"Sethe, you won't like what I'm 'bout to say."