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"Dat's a good chile," said Aunt Patsy, with more warmth than she had yet exhibited. "Dat's your own mudder's good chile!" And then she turned quickly into the room. Croft had risen as if he were about to follow Mrs Null, or, at least, to see where she had gone. But Aunt Patsy stopped him. "Jus' you stay h'yar one little minute," she said, hurriedly. "I got one word to say to you, sah."
Hannibal now appeared at the door, saying, rather huskily and brokenly, considering his message: "Miss Edie, you'se mudder's awake, an' 'd like some water." "That's what we all have been wanting, 'water' 'the water of life," said Mrs. Groody, wiping her eyes, "and never was my parched old heart so refreshed before.
Besides, do you t'ink I'd forsake my Angelica an' leabe her to feed alone downstairs, w'ile her husband was a-gorgin' of his-self above? Neber! It's no use for you, Geo'ge, to say you'd be happy to see her too, for she wouldn't do it, an' she's as obsnit as me an' more! Now you make your mind easy, I'll be your mudder's black flunkey for lub, not for munny. So you hole your tongue, Geo'ge!"
"Not so's you could notice! Me mudder's goin' to dress up to see de show, but me I'm all ready!" "Good! Then you can help me. I'll pay you for your time. Can we get an automobile in this part of the city?" "Gee, no, mister! Dere's jitney buses about two blocks up, though." "Well, perhaps they'll do for a time. I've got a lot to do, and you can help me." "I sure will, mister!" cried Micky.
Ralph's done packed up a barr'l of your mudder's jelly an' pickles to take out there." "That's all right, Mahailey. Mr. Wested was a widower, and I guess there wasn't anything of that sort put up at his place." She hesitated and bent lower. "He asked me fur them pickled peaches I made fur you, but I didn't give him none. I hid 'em all in my old cook-stove we done put down cellar when Mr.
"Bress de Lawd!" he said, taking her by the arm and giving her a whirl, "we've done foun' your mudder's stifficut in de letters whar she put it an' tied 'em wid her weddin' ribbon. Glory hollerluyer!" Amy looked frightened, and when Eloise explained to her she did not seem as much impressed as the others. Her mind had grasped Jake and the old home, and could not then take in much more.
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