And you must try to do what I want and to please me.

Will you promise me that ?" "Lordy, yes'm!" "Um! Well, you might begin by tryin' not to say 'Lordy' quite so many times.

That would please me, for a start." "All right'm.

I got in the habit of sayin' it, I guess.

When I first come to the Home I used to say, 'God sakes,' but the matron didn't like that." "Mercy on us! I don't wonder.