10/10 Th' Lansdales sho'ly kin ca'y a grudge powful long. An' so--seh--Ah ain't neveh tole on yo'." "But she'll find it out." "Yes, seh, an' she maght fuhgit it, but--Ah crave yo' pahdon, seh--theh's yo' ahm what's gone." "It's too late to help that, Clem." "Well, seh--now Ah was steddyin'-- if yo' kin'ly grant yo' grace of pahdon, seh--lahkly 'twould compliment Miss Cahline ef yo' was to git yo'se'f fitted to one a' them unnatchel limbs, seh. Yo' sho'ly go'n' a' pesteh huh rec'lections with that theh saggin' sleeve, Mahstah Majah." But this kindly meant proposal I felt compelled to reject. |