[The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston]@TWC D-Link bookThe Mystery of Metropolisville CHAPTER XIII 12/14
I thought as how as the young woman might want to shed some of them air wet feathers of her'n, and so I jist venter'd to go and git this yer bag 'thout axin' no leave nor license, while you was a-bringin' on her to. Looks pooty peart, by hokey! Now, mister, we ha'n't got no spar rooms here.
But you and me'll jes' take to the loff thar fer a while, seein' our room is better nor our comp'ny.
You kin change up stars." They went to the loft by an outside ladder, the Inhabitant speaking very reverently in a whisper, evidently feeling sure that there was an angel down-stairs.
They went down again after a while, and the Inhabitant piled on wood so prodigally that the room became too warm; he boiled a pot of coffee, fried some salt-pork, baked some biscuit, a little yellow and a little too short, but to the hungry travelers very palatable.
Even Charlton found it easy to forego his Grahamism and eat salt-pork, especially as he had a glass of milk.
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