And the end of the week following Emily Thomas's arrival at the Cy Whittaker place found the little girl still there and apparently no nearer being shipped to Indiana than when she came.

Not so near, if Mr.Tidditt's opinion counts for anything.
"Gone ?" he repeated scoffingly in reply to Bailey Bangs's question.
"Course she ain't gone! And, what's more, she ain't goin' to go.

Whit's got so already that he wouldn't part with her no more'n he'd cut off his hand." "But he keeps SAYIN' she's got to go.

Only yesterday he was tellin' how Betsy'd feel when the girl landed on her with his letter in her pocket." "Sayin' don't count for nothin'.

Zoeth Cahoon keeps SAYIN' he's goin' to stop drinkin', but he only stops long enough to catch his breath.