out-er-the-way

Updated: May 22, 2025

It's in a out-er-the-way place, an' they's only four rooms in it, but ef I kin git well agin I'll earn 'nough ter git along." She lay back against the pillow as if telling the story had tired her. The clock upon the little mantel ticked loudly, and the white cat blinked at it a moment, then sprang up into Nancy's lap. She clasped her arms around it, and bending, laid her cheek against its head.

Amy Brooks - Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times