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"De onrespec' is in de carryin's on folks does when dey marry. Pete an' me, we 'low ter have eve'ything quiet an' solemncholy an' pay all due respects right an' left. Of co'se Pete's chillen stands up fur dey mammy, an' dey don't take no stock in him ma'yin' ag'in.
Me an' Pete Pointdexter, we done talked it over, an' we come ter de conclusion ter marry." I turned and looked at the woman at her black garments, her still serious expression. Surely my hearing was playing me false. But catching my unspoken protest, she had already begun to explain. "Dey ain't no onrespec' ter de dead, Mis' Gladys, in marryin'," she began.
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