But it comes from livin' so long in the heat an' the drought an' allus wantin' things I couldn't have--allus bein' sort of thirsty in the head.

When you want things all your life an' never have 'em, you get so you _play_ you've got 'em." The man nodded.

"You had a hard time.

Your life was starved.

I'm so glad the money came in time." "You see, I never had time to play, or a good place to play in, even when I was a little girl.