'he 's rich , he does n't have to declare any of it to the internal revenue , he 's got the local school board buffaloed - i mean , they 're scared to death of him ; there 's this one woman who practically skitters every time she 's out here , looks like she 'd like to give him the sign against the evil eye , or something - and like i said , he always seems to know when someone from the state education board is going to pay us a surprise visit .