If you expect me to do washin' as well as cook and sweep and keep house and--and shovel snow, and--" "Shovel snow! What kind of talk's that?
There ain't been any snow since February." "Don't make no difference.

When there was I shoveled it, didn't I?
It ain't no use; I try and try, but I can't give satisfaction and I might's well quit.

I don't have to stay here and slave myself to death.

I can get another job.

There's folks in this town that's just dyin' to have me work for em." Captain Shadrach muttered something to the effect that if Isaiah did work for them they might die sooner.