They was jist the kind of people that you'd risk your neck slidin' down a mountain to get out of their way." "That is too bad," said Linda reflectively; "because Eileen is sensitive and constant contact with crass vulgarity certainly would wear on her nerves." "Now you be goin' and gettin' into that dress, lambie," said Katy.
"Katherine O'Donovan," said Linda, "you're used to it; come again to confession.

Tell me truly where and how did you get that dress ?" "'Tain't no rule of polite society to be lookin' gift horses in the mouth," said Katy proudly.

"HOW I got it is me own affair, jist like ye got any gifts ye was ever makin' me, is yours.

WHERE I got it?
I went into the city on the strafe car and I went to the biggest store in the city and I got in the elevator and I says to the naygur: 'Let me off where real ladies buy ready-to-wear dresses.' "And up comes a little woman, and her hair was jist as soft and curling round her ears, and brown and pretty was her eyes, and the pink that God made was in her cheeks, and in a voice like runnin' water she says: 'Could I do anything for you ?' I told her what I wanted.

And she says: 'How old is the young lady, and what's her size, and what's her color ?' Darlin', ain't that dress the answer to what I told her ?" "Yes," said Linda.