You don't cal'late her pa sent her so's to sort of soft soap around toward his gettin' the Shore Lane?
You don't cal'late 'twas part of that game, do you ?" That supposition had crossed my mind more than once.

I was ashamed of it and now I denied it, indignantly.
"Of course not," I answered.
"Well, I don't think so, myself.

But if 'tain't that it's another reason.

She may be interested in Comfort; I don't say she ain't; but that ain't all she's interested in." "What do you mean ?" "Never mind.

I ain't said nothin'.