| Old Tarwater could shame them all, despite his creaking and crackling and the nasty hacking cough he had developed. |
| The next night, Tarwater stopped by the facility after arriving from Charlotte and also completed a lap around the pool on foot. |
| Once, during the morning, while Anson took a breathing spell after bringing in another hundred-pound pack, Tarwater delicately hinted his impression. |
| 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. |
| Tarwater did not know if he had earned himself a second swim. |
| The application of lawyers to John Tarwater was like the application of a mustard plaster. |
