con-twist

Updated: June 7, 2025

You've lived in cities some, an' know how citified things go. Con-twist it, Ethel, there's things in the bunch that neither I ner Nick Thorne ever hearn tell of, much less knowin' what they're used for." The girl laughed. "When are the folks coming?" she asked. "When I git things in shape. They've sent some money down to pay fer what's done, so you won't have to work fer nuthin'."

L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum - Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville