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There
could
be
no
doubt
that
it
was
the
committee
;
three
ladies
,
washed
,
dressed
in
their
best
clothes
:
a
lean
woman
with
stringy
hair
and
steel
-
rimmed
glasses
,
a
small
stout
lady
with
curly
gray
hair
and
a
small
sweet
mouth
,
and
a
mammoth
lady
,
big
of
hock
and
buttock
,
big
of
breast
,
muscled
like
a
dray
-
horse
,
powerful
and
sure
.
And
the
committee
walked
down
the
road
with
dignity
.
Ma
managed
to
have
her
back
turned
when
they
arrived
.
They
stopped
,
wheeled
,
stood
in
a
line
.
And
the
great
woman
boomed
,
«
Mornin
’
,
Mis
’
Joad
,
ain
’
t
it
?
»
Ma
whirled
around
as
though
she
had
been
caught
off
guard
.
«
Why
,
yes
—
yes
.
How
’
d
you
know
my
name
?
»
«
We
’
re
the
committee
,
"
the
big
woman
said
.
«
Ladies
’
Committee
of
Sanitary
Unit
Number
Four
.
We
got
your
name
in
the
office
.
»
Ma
flustered
,
«
We
ain
’
t
in
very
good
shape
yet
.
I
’
d
be
proud
to
have
you
ladies
come
an
’
set
while
I
make
up
some
coffee
.
»
The
plump
committee
woman
said
,
«
Give
our
names
,
Jessie
.
Mention
our
names
to
Mis
’
Joad
.
Jessie
’
s
the
Chair
,
"
she
explained
.
Jessie
said
formally
,
«
Mis
’
Joad
,
this
here
’
s
Annie
Littlefield
an
’
Ella
Summers
,
an
’
I
’
m
Jessie
Bullitt
.
»
«
I
’
m
proud
to
make
your
acquaintance
,
"
Ma
said
.
«
Won
’
t
you
set
down
?
They
ain
’
t
nothin
’
to
set
on
yet
,
"
she
added
.
«
But
I
’
ll
make
up
some
coffee
.
»
«
Oh
,
no
,
"
said
Annie
formally
.
«
Don
’
t
put
yaself
out
.
We
jes
’
come
to
call
an
’
see
how
you
was
,
an
’
try
to
make
you
feel
at
home
.
»
Jessie
Bullitt
said
sternly
,
«
Annie
,
I
’
ll
thank
you
to
remember
I
’
m
Chair
.
»
«
Oh
!
Sure
,
sure
.
But
next
week
I
am
.
»
«
Well
,
you
wait
’
ll
next
week
then
.
We
change
ever
’
week
,
"
she
explained
to
Ma
.
«
Sure
you
wouldn
’
like
a
little
coffee
?
»
Ma
asked
helplessly
.
«
No
,
thank
you
.
»
Jessie
took
charge
.
«
We
gonna
show
you
’
bout
the
sanitary
unit
fust
,
an
’
then
if
you
wanta
,
we
’
ll
sign
you
up
in
the
Ladies
’
Club
an
’
give
you
duty
.
’
Course
you
don
’
have
to
join
.
»
