"I ain't never considered myself help.

There ain't any need of my goin' out to live.

I've got enough to live on, an' I've got good clothes.
I've got a black silk stiff enough to stand alone; cost three dollars a yard.

I paid seven dollars to have it made up, and the lace on it cost a dollar a yard.

I ain't obliged to be at anybody's beck and call." "I hope I ain't said anything to hurt your feelin's," said Mrs.
Field, following her into the entry.