I thought I was never goin' to get away." "Are they there yet ?" cried Euphemia.
"How long are they going to stay ?" "Dear knows!" replied Pomona.

"Their valise came up by express last night." "Oh, we'll have to go up to the house," said Euphemia.

"It won't do to stay away any longer." "Well," said Pomona, fanning herself with her apron, "if you know'd all I know, I don't think you'd think so." "What do you mean ?" said Euphemia.
"Well, ma'am, they've just settled down and taken possession of the whole place.

He says to me that he know'd you'd both want them to make themselves at home, just as if you was there, and they thought they'd better do it.

He asked me did I think you would be home by Monday, and I said I didn't know, but I guessed you would.