That was all.

John Jay looked at them a moment with misty eyes, and turned away with a lump in his throat.

He was beginning to grow discouraged.
Mammy was so tired that she did not cook anything for supper, as she had intended, but set out the contents of the basket beside the corn bread left from dinner.

Before they were through eating somebody called for sis' Sheba to come quick, that Aunt Susan was having one of her old spells.
"Like enough I won't get back for a good while," said Mammy, as she hurriedly left the table.

"Put Ivy to bed as soon as you wash her face, John Jay, an' go yo'self when the propah time comes.