people on the island saw me and joe like they saw most other couples our age : not too happy , not too sad , mostly just goin along like two hosses pullin a wagon ... they may not notice each other like they once did , and they may not get along with each other as well as they once did when they do notice each other , but they 're harnessed side by side n goin down the road as well 's they can just the same , not bitin each other , or lollygaggin , or doin any of the other things that draw the whip .