"They can talk all they've a mind to," she muttered, "it's a great undertakin'.

S'pose anything happened?
If anything happened to them whilst they were gone, there's folks enough to home to see to things.

S'pose anything happened to me, there ain't anybody.

If I go, I've got to leave this house jest so.

I've got to be sure the bureau drawers are all packed up, an' things swept an' dusted, so folks won't make remarks.