"Funny, she didn't say good-bye; she 'most always did if she was just goin' over to Auntie's for tea, and now she's been away three days.

Say, it's awful dry, ain't it?
Ain't there no water, nor nothing to eat ?" "No, there ain't nothing, dearie.

You'll just need to be patient awhile, and then you'll be all right.

Put your head up agin me like that, and then you'll feel bullier.

It ain't easy to talk when your lips is like leather, but I guess I'd best let you know how the cards lie.