He had sold his quota of Bibles and then some and did she reckon she might could come on over to his cabin after dark for a little roll in the hay before he headed out?

Source: Edgerton, Clyde. 2007. 'The Great Speckled Bird' in Southern Review 43:1. (author is from Bethesda, NC) Full Context: ... can around. " Clearwater, loading his canvas bag into the Chrysler, saw them. Preacher told Marleen about his supply of paperbacks up at his uncle's in Virginia, where he was hitchhiking to that night to pick up his car that was finally fixed, and that he'd be by tomorrow as soon as possible, probably before dinner, to pick her up so they could head out to get married and then go on their honeymoon to Silver Springs, Florida, He had sold his quota of Bibles and then some and did she reckon she might could come on over to his cabin after dark for a little roll in the hay before he headed out? She couldn't, she said. She had to sit with her grandma who had the blind staggers, but maybe they could find a place to pull off the road the next day. Preacher said for sure, and kissed her good-bye. As he walked away, he was wondering if he should go back and say something else-but he didn't know what that would be. Outside his