er-waitin

Updated: June 17, 2025

Mandy Calline simply drooped her head lower, and twisted her handkerchief tighter. "Mandy Calline, don't yer say 'no," he said. "I love yer too well ter give yer up easy; 'n' I swear ef ye don't say `yes, I'll set fire 'n' burn up th' new house, fer no other 'oman sha'n't never live there. I'm er-waitin', Mandy Calline, 'n' don't, don't tell me no."

- Southern Lights and Shadows