"I'm just--I'm just--I'm going away as soon as I can." "Sho, now! Huc'cum you heah, Ma'am ?" "It was a mistake." "I didn't know white folks evah done nothin' they didn't want to do," commented Sally.

"But doan' you mind.

Ef you wants me, jes' call for Sally." "Tell me, Sally, isn't there any Mrs.Dunwody here ?" demanded Josephine suddenly.
The face of the old woman remained inscrutable, and Josephine could see no sign except that a sort of film crossed her eyes, as though veiling some inmost thought.
"Ef dey was, I doan' reckon you-all would have come heah, would you?
Now you lay down and git comf'table.

Doan' you worry none, Ma'am.

You gwine be fine, by mawnin'.