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96 wouldn’t s’rprise me if we had fallin’ weather ag’in afore night.

[ goes out to look at the clouds.]

Well, I ain’t skeered of a little water.

[He goes out.]

I ain’t, nuther. But I’m like all Baptists; I abominate havin’ it sprinkled on me.

[Looks into the kitchen, then turns to ]

Where’d Miz Hunt go?

I expect she’s out thar a-roundin’ up her young turkeys. ’Bout half of ’em got draggled in the rain yistidy, an’ they’re droopin’ an’ dyin’ like good children.

[ goes out through the kitchen. follows her.  sits gloomily, his face in his hands.  enters at the front and looks at him furtively.]

[Comes forward]

Well, Andy, I jist hyeard Matt say everythin’ is all smoothed over an’ they ain’t a-goin’ to be no more trouble.