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One woman says Elmira orter have a cup o' tea, which she'll lay off her bunnet and go to the kitchen and make it fur her. But Elmira says no, she can't a-bear to think of tea, with poor Hennerey a-hanging out there in the shop. But she was kind o' enjoying all that fuss being made over her, too. And all the other women says: "Poor thing!"
"Don't you dare order me around like I was the dirt under your feet, Hennerey Walters," she says. At that Hank fairly roared, he was so mad. He says: "Elmira, when I get out'n here I'll give you what you won't fergit in a hurry. I hearn you a-forgiving me and a-weeping over me, and I won't be forgive nor weeped over by no one! You go and get that ladder."
But Elmira only answers: "You wasn't sober when you fell into there, Hennerey Walters. And now you can jest stay in there till you get a better temper on you!" And all the women says: "That's right, Elmira; spunk up to him!" They was considerable splashing around in the water fur a couple of minutes.
Elmira she wiped her eyes and she said: "Hennerey and me has had our troubles. They ain't any use in denying that, Mis' Primrose. It has often been give and take between us and betwixt us. And the hull town knows he has lifted his hand agin me more'n oncet. But I always stood up to Hennerey, and I fit him back, free and fair and open.
It's a baby!" And she opens the basket and looks in and it was me. "Hennerey Walters," she says picking me up, and shaking me at him like I was a crime, "Hennerey Walters, where did you get this here baby?" She always calls him Hennerey when she is getting ready to give him fits. Hank, he scratches his head, for he's kind o' confuddled, and thinks mebby he really has brought this basket with him.
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