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Lathrop seated herself and coughed solemnly. "What is it, anyhow?" the younger woman demanded. Mrs. Lathrop coughed again. "Susan, did I feel a feather " "Yes," said Susan, in great surprise; "he likes one." "I sh'd think it was too hot this " "He don't never complain o' the heat, 'n' he hates the chill o' rainy days." Mrs. Lathrop coughed again. Miss Clegg's interest bordered on impatience.
I sh'd think it would be easy work living in such a beautiful place as this." "A beautiful place isn't everything in life," came the bitter retort, and the rebellious look clouded the lovely eyes once more. "No, it ain't," Peace acknowledged; "but it's a whole lot.
"What?" drawled the man, who was in his element when he could tease someone. "Do you take me for a mind reader?" "I sh'd say not!" she answered crossly. "It takes folks with brains to read other folks' minds." "Whew!" he whistled, delighted with the encounter. "Your claws are out today. What seems to be the matter?"
"Aun' Peggy listen' ter 'is tale, en ax' him some queshtuns, en den tol' 'im she 'd wuk her roots, en see w'at dey 'd say 'bout it, en ter-morrer night he sh'd come back ag'in en fetch ernudder peck er co'n, en den she 'd hab sump'n fer ter tell 'im. "So Solomon went back de nex' night, en sho' 'nuff, Aun' Peggy tol' 'im w'at ter do.
"I guess nobody ever did; an' I sh'd think you had money enough an' horses enough an' time enough to keep out o' that bus'nis on Sunday, anyhow." "Wa'al, wa'al," said David, "mebbe I'll swear off before long, an' anyway the' wa'n't no blessin' needed on this trade, fer if you'll ask 'Lizer he'll tell ye the' wa'n't none made. 'Lizer 's o' your way o' thinkin' on the subjict."
"You may go in when you please, miss. Is that any one coming? Come here in the shade." "Now, get along!" said Miss Molly. Adrian spoke with resolution. "Listen to me, Molly Davenport!" He put a coin in her hand, which had a medical effect in calming her to attention. "I want to know whether you have seen him at all?" "Who? Your young gentleman? I sh'd think I did. I seen him to-night only.
Th' first thing we know we'll have another war in Cubia whin we begin disthributin' good jobs, twelve hours a day, wan sivinty-five. Th' Cubians ain't civilized in our way. I sometimes think I've got a touch iv Cubian blood in me own veins." "I hear," said Mr. Hennessy, "that th' stereopticons on th' newspapers have sthruck." "I sh'd think they wud," said Mr. Dooley.
"She had a headache, the gals said, and had gone to bed. I sh'd think she would have had a headache, but thar," he added, rising suddenly and beginning to search in his capacious pockets, "I declar' for 't, if I hain't forgotten Huldy's letter! Sary an' her bunnit put everything else out of my head."
I sh'd thought her eyes 'd looked right through him. No one of 'em took the word; Enoch he slinked off pretty quick." "I see 'em too," said Mrs. Forder; "made my blood run cold." "Nothin' ain't come of the curse yit," Mrs. Downs lowered the tone of her voice, "least, folks says so. It kind o' worries pore Phoebe Holt Mis' Dow, I would say.
I donno's 't 's goin' to be much uv a place for carpet-weavin' though, anywheres raound 'n this yer country; not but what thar's plenty o' rags, but folks seems to be wearin' 'em; pooty gen'ral wear, I sh'd say. I've seen more cloes on folks' backs hyar, thet wan't no more'n fit for carpet-rags, than any place ever I struck.
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