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"Well, no," she added, weakly, "I dunno's I wish anything so bad as that, but I do declare I think there ought to be somebody to keep a tight grip on Lucindy!" Who shall deem himself worthy to write the chronicle of that glorious day? There were so many incidents not set down in the logical drama; so many side-shows of circumstance!
Her quarry answered patiently, yet with a certain dogged resistance of her, "I dunno's there's anything to tell." "How'd it go off?" "'Bout as usual." "Did you speak?" "No." "Lead in prayer?" "No." "Wa'n't you asked?" "No." "Well, my soul! Was Roxy Cole there?" "Yes." "Did you fetch her home?" "No, I didn't!" Some mild exasperation animated his tone at last.
"Who's bought the old Frye place?" asked Raven. "Or is it empty?" "No," said Charlotte, "it ain't empty. I dunno's you remember the Tenneys that used to live over the mountain, what they call Mountain Brook. Kind of a shif'less lot they were. Some of 'em drinked." "Why, yes," said Raven, "I remember 'em. The boys used to do a lot of trapping. One of 'em what was his name? Israel, yes, that's it.
Life consisted mainly in giving up things, she had found; but being cheerful, withal, served to cast a mellow glow over the severest denials; in fact, it often turned them into something unexpectedly rare and beautiful. "I guess that's so, Ann," she agreed. "Dolly got kind of fractious over his headstall when I was harnessin'. He don't seem to like his sun hat, and I dunno's I blame him.
"Did you think I'd ask you to run a risk that frightened me?" "Dunno's I thought much about it, but 'f yuh wanta know what I think now, I think you oughta get a rebate outa whatcha give me if you live to apply for it. And I don't mind tellin' you, if you do, you won't get it."
Sometimes she gives a recital with her pupils and she has me." He laughed a little bitterly. "It isn't an exciting life." "I dunno's I'd say jest that," said Uncle William, slowly. "It ain't exactly the things that happen " He broke off, looking at something far away.
Bill considered briefly, then he announced: "All right, bo, I got your idea. When I hand you a hundred thousand iron men we quit no questions, no regrets; Is that it? But you've hiked the limit on me; I dunno's I'll make good." By the time snow flew the tent on Eclipse Creek had been replaced by a couple of warm shacks, provisions had been bought, and a crew hired.
He had taken Rosie's hand, and Amelia was aware that he turned away. "I don't want to bring up anything," he said hesitatingly, "but I couldn't stan' bein' any less'n other men would, jest because the woman had the money, an' I hadn't. I dunno's 't was exactly fair about the cows, but somehow you kind o' set me at the head o' things, in the beginnin', an' it never come into my mind"
"I was thinkin' " interposed Cyrus, mildly; but his wife swept past him, and took the road. "I dunno's there's any use in gittin' a real dinner, jest you an' me, an' you not workin' either. Folks say there's more danger of eatin' too much'n too little. Gilman Lane, though, he kep' eatin' less an' less, an' his stomach dried all up, till 'twa'n't no bigger'n a bladder. Look here, you!
She told her strange guest all about her darter Lucy and her darter Ann's children; and he listened, quite dazed and utterly speechless. "There!" she said at last, rising, "I dunno's I ever eat such a meal o' victuals in my life, but I guess it's better'n many a poor soldier used to have.
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