Been meeting him and walking with him, and kissing him, and--" "It's a lie! It ain't so, Elkanah! Prove it or--It--it CAN'T be so, can it?
Please--" "It is so.

She's met him in those pines every Sunday afternoon for a long time.

She was seen there with him this afternoon." "Who--who saw her ?" "Never mind.

The one that did'll never tell--unless it's necessary.
They're fixing to be married, and--" "MARRIED! She marry a Reg'lar minister! Oh--" "Hush! Listen! They ain't married yet.

We can stop 'em, you and I, if we get right to work.