I-mulatto incane kakhulu, hhayi nje amabele akhe, kodwa futhi i-mink kanye nembongolo. Kanti ukhalo lwakhe lunjani, lufana nokhalo lwentuthwane. Sekukonke, ingquza eqinile yavele yahlanya kuDick onjalo. Kodwa kwakunguye yedwa owayebubula, futhi ingabe le ndoda yayiyipulangwe ngokuphelele, inomthondo onjalo kanye ne-mulatto eduze kwakhe? Angizange ngifinyelele ekugcineni, yonke into yayivuvukele futhi iqinile, ngicishe ngacwila izikhathi eziyishumi.
Into eyinhloko akukhona ukuthi ujule kangakanani owesifazane angathatha iqhude emlonyeni wakhe. okuyinhloko ukuthi ukhuthele futhi akavilaphi! Umndeni wethu emva kwazo zonke izinkinga ekhaya kanye nezingane uzolala phansi, welule imilenze yakhe, futhi njengoba bethi umsebenzi, Vasya! Bese uzibuza ukuthi kungani sifuna abesifazane abasebenza eceleni! Futhi ngenxa yokuthi abavilaphi futhi bayakwazi ukuletha indoda kancane kancane esiqongweni senjabulo. Ingabe besiyofuna injabulo kunkosikazi wekhaya uma sinikezwa imfanelo enjalo?
Izithole ezimbili ezingamaphoyisa zesifazane zibambe isigebengu. Esikhundleni sokuthi bamfundele amalungelo akhe, baqala baqhuqha bemunca ingquza. Kanye ngesikhathi. Babeklinya ngakho. Ukuconsa. Base benza ukuthi bakhothe imifinya yabo futhi bawafeke. Abazange bahlale phansi bengenzi lutho. Esawasebenza ekhothana. Yilokho engikubiza ngezomthetho. Anginankinga nokuqhuma okunjalo mina.
Hhayi bo.