How long's she goin' to stay ?" "Don't know," replied Shadrach, hastily.

"That ain't settled yet." "How'd you come to fetch her over here?
You're the last ones I ever thought would be fetchin' a child to visit you.

Say, you ain't cal'latin' to keep her for good, are you ?" Zoeth hesitated.

Shadrach's answer was emphatic.
"Course not," he snapped.

"What do Zoeth and me know about managin' a child?
Keep her for good, the idea!" Isaiah chuckled.