Went in there, saw the judge, and he say the deed was null and void. Now I got to walk home. I was looking for them to try something. But I didn’t see nobody. Got home and they had set fire to my crop. To get to my house I’d have to walk through fire. I wasn’t ready to do that. I turned around and walked up the hill to Natchez. Called it a draw. Said I was going back. Got up there and got tied up with one of them Mississippi gals and one year led to two led to five. Then I come on up here in ’36. But I’m going back one of these days.

(STERLING enters.)

STERLING: Say, Mr. West, I was thinking, you know, I ain’t never driven me no Cadillac. I figure everybody supposed to drive a Cadillac at least once before they die. A man got seven Cadillacs need somebody to drive them, right? You should see me drive. Can’t nobody beat me driving. I drove a getaway car once. We got away, too. So, do you need any drivers?

WEST: No, I got everybody I need.

STERLING: If you ever need anybody just let me know. Okay? I done been in the penitentiary. I’ll tell you that up front. I don’t want to go back. I figure everybody should work at what they like to do. So I asked myself, “Sterling, what you like to do?” The closest I could come up with was I like to drive a Cadillac. So if you ever need anybody you think of me. Do you have to wash the cars if you drive them? I don’t want to wash them without driving them. But if I could wash them seven at a time every day for about five dollars apiece I might do that. How long you reckon it take to do that? I don’t reckon it take more than three hours. If you do a good job. I could do that for you.

WEST: Naw, I got somebody to wash my cars.

STERLING: I know. Every time I see them they be clean. Except for the grille. I could clean the grille better than that. You ought to tell them to get a little brush to scrub in them little spots with. It won’t hurt the chrome none. Mr. Lewis taught me how to do that.

WEST: If I ever need anybody I’ll let you know.

HOLLOWAY: Did you go back up there to see Aunt Ester?

STERLING: I went back up there they told me she was asleep.

HOLLOWAY: You give her a chance to get her rest, then you go on back up there. I’m going up and see her myself. West been up there. He don’t like to tell nobody, but he been up there.

WEST: I don’t care who know. Yeah, I been up there.