\"Takeoffyourboots,Mr。Paine,\"heurged。\"Theoldlady’llfetchyouapairofmyslippersandsomesocksinaminute。She’llmakeyourwifecomf’table,too。She’sagreathandatmakin’folkscomf’table。Itellhershe’dmakeacakeoficefeeltohomeonahotstove。Shebeats——\"
The\"oldlady\"herselfinterruptedhim,enteringwithabottleinonehandandalampintheother。
\"Joshua!\"shesaid,warningly。
\"Well,whatisit,Betsy?\"
\"Becarefulhowyoutalk。\"