I never did blame ye for leavin out. Poor luck as we had I reckon ye’d of done better never to of took up with us to start. Did you ever know anybody to be so bad about luck? Suttree said he had. He said that things would get better. The old man shook his head doubtfully, paying the band of his cap through his fingers. I’m satisfied they caint get no worse, he said. But there are no absolutes in human misery and things can always get worse, only Suttree didnt say so.
