"What’sshe’sbeendoing’now-a-days?"
"Lordknows"sheshrugged．"Shedonelockherprettyselfinherroomandain’tatenordrank．Shedidnevercallforme．Nosir．The"she"theyweretalkingaboutwasMrs.Silkise，theneedmistressofthehouse．
"Ifwecouldonlythinkofawaytoyhandsonthedoughhermaher，thetwoofuscouldlivehappilyeverafter．"
"Youmeanyouwanttobateherandclumpme?"
"Ofcoursenot!She’stoohighandmightyandnotmycupoftea．You’remymainthingwoman．Ionlywantustolivewellwithouthavingtoworkforit.”
"Youdumbhere’snowayshe’sgonnagiveyoutheeye．Man，yougonehavetousefosebro．Onceyouhaveher..."
"You‘retellin’meIaimehemoneyandthehoney?"
"Butthat’stoogoodforyou,youbum.”
"ButIswornIwon’fetyou,Marsha．You’vebinonyourfeetalldayandmustbetired．Here,I’llmassageyoulegsforyou…PeoplesaytheydoneseeMr．Silkise’sghostwalkingaroundthehouseandgarden．Haveyouseenhim?"
Justthen,therewasaloudcrash,followedbypitifulscreeg．Themouse,luredbythebeefstewandhoney,hadgohekit．Hefirstjumpedontoachair,thenontotheterandbegannibblingatthehoney．Ashetookonemorestepforward，theknifecrashedtothefloortakingthemousewithit．Thefatmousendedfirstwithathudandtheknifefellonit,nailingittotheground．
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