Rutsch

"It's like this, Harry," he said, kind of rutsching around in that lounge chair and snarling with pain. "I've been thinking about love, and friendship—and caring about the other person, you see what I mean?" I said I saw what he meant.

Mary Ruth was rutsching around, squirming to beat the band. "Well, jah, all right," Ida said, not going all the way to the door, but motioning quickly to her. They scampered like frightened cats upstairs to what was now Hannah's bedroom.

But she found herself moving forward, heading toward Kate while Rosie rutsched against her own bosom. Rosanna marched into the front room, stopping smackdab in the center of the large braided rug, glaring at Kate with Eli at her breast.