This is that musician feller Biddy Malone's been talking about.

Jane's going to run off with him all right, but she's got to kiss the kids first.

Women is like that.
They may hate the kids' pa all right, but they's dad-burned few of 'em don't like the kids.

I thinks to myself: "It must be late.

I bet they was already started, or ready to start, and she made him bring her here first so's she could sneak in and see the kids.