He never stops to chat with anyone, he never gives anyone a lift, it never breaks down so the kids can help push it, in short, the car is only a show piece. People call it Macon Dead's hearse. .
First Corinthians asks on one of these Sunday drives where they are going. Macon tells her they are going to Honore Island. Magdelena called Lena can't see why they would go there since there is nothing there but a lake and white people are the only ones who live there. Macon tells her there is a portion of land on the far side of the lake that is undeveloped. He wants to build and then rent cottages for African Americans. Corinthians can't imagine that there would be very many African Americans who could .
afford to have two houses, but Macon assures her there will be enough in a few years" time. Ruth interrupts the conversation to tell Macon about his driving. He tells her he will make her get out and walk if she speaks again. Milkman interrupts the conversation to say he has to go to the toilet. Macon doesn't lessen his speed until Lena reminds him the upholstery will be ruined if Milkman has an accident. He stops on the side of the road and Lena gets out to help Milkman. In a moment they come back. Lena is angry because Milkman has urinated on her. He didn't mean to, but she had startled him and made him turn around suddenly while he was urinating.
Milkman is happy working for his father. He is friendlier than Macon and the people from whom he collects rents tease him and feed him when he comes to their houses. He and Guitar don't see much of each other, but occasionally skip school and spend the day .
together. One day they go to Feather's pool hall for a beer. As soon as they walk in, Feather tells Guitar to get Milkman out of there because he is Macon Dead's son and because he's too young at thirteen. They go to the barbershop run by Railroad Tommy and Hospital Tommy. Hospital Tommy asks them why they aren't in school, using the high diction of a professor.