| The next night, Tarwater stopped by the facility after arriving from Charlotte and also completed a lap around the pool on foot. |
| Twice Old Tarwater essayed to rise and go on, and each time, warned by his shakiness, sank back to recover more strength. |
| Only at the Olympic trials, where place trumps time, could Tarwater swim faster than ever and feel like a loser. |
| Once, during the morning, while Anson took a breathing spell after bringing in another hundred-pound pack, Tarwater delicately hinted his impression. |
| The application of lawyers to John Tarwater was like the application of a mustard plaster. |
| Next, he demonstrated how crazy he really was, by deeding over to his family, unsolicited, the ten acres on Tarwater Flat, the house, barn, outbuildings, and water-rights. |
