Davidson, their names was." "And did THEY never invite you here ?" Jed looked at her, then away, out of the window.

It was a moment or two before he answered.

Then-- "Mrs.Armstrong," he said, "you knew, I cal'late, that I was--er-- kind of prejudiced against rentin' anybody this house after the Davidsons left ?" The lady, trying not to smile, nodded.
"Yes," she replied, "I--well, I guessed as much." "Yes'm, I was.

They would have took it again, I'm pretty sartin, if I'd let 'em, but--but somehow I couldn't do it.

No, I couldn't, and I never meant anybody else should be here.