baby-doin's

Updated: May 9, 2025

Cornelia, who, though mild and serene, was possessed of firmness and a sense of justice, would have had the matter fairly settled. "He ort not to cut up this-away, John," she urged. "He ort to take his little plate and behave hisse'f; 'r else he ort to be spanked, he really ort, John, in jestice to the child" But John was of another mould. "Law, Cornely! Hit's jest baby-doin's.

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