“Listen at that, now. You do beat all for natural stupidness. Can’t you see that they’d go and tell? Ther’ ain’t no way but just to not tell anybody at all.”

“Well, maybe you’re right — yes, I judge you are right.”

“But I reckon we ought to tell Uncle Harvey she’s gone out awhile, anyway, so he won’t be uneasy about her?”

“Yes, Miss Mary Jane she wanted you to do that.

She says, ’Tell them to give Uncle Harvey and William my love and a kiss, and say I’ve run over the river to see Mr.’ — Mr. — what is the name of that rich family your uncle Peter used to think so much of? — I mean the one that —