"Kiss me good-night, Uncle Edward.

It's mos' seven o'clock.

I've had my supper at the Quarter with Aunt Daphne.

The scarlet beans over her door are in bloom, and Uncle Mingo told me about the rabbit and the fox.

Miranda is going to put me to bed because Mammy Chloe is busy in the blue room with the doctor and the man whose horse threw him." Uncle Edward put his one arm around the child and drew her close to his chair.