38/46 You know where that is, don't you ?" "Yes, ma'am." Maria watched Mrs.White pour out the coffee which her father had made, and start afresh in the proper manner. "This sink is in an awful condition. Did your father empty all this truck in it ?" "Yes, ma'am." "Well, I must clean it out, as soon as I get the other things goin', or the dreen will be stopped up." Mrs.White's English was not irreproachable, but she was masterful. "Now, don't stand there lookin' on; just fly round and do somethin'. I don't believe but the dinin'-room needs dustin'. |