'I'm hungry as a wolf.' "I didn't say nothin' then; just went ahead with my cookin'.

He got into his clothes and went outdoor.

Pretty soon he comes back, cussin' the weather.
"'See here, Mr.Williams,' says I, 'how about them orders to your housekeeper?
Are they straight?
Won't she have you hunted up for a week ?' "He colored pretty red, but from what he said I made out that she wouldn't.

I gathered that him and the old lady wa'n't real chummy.

She give him his grub and her services, and he give her the Old Harry and her wages.