"You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo'
meal home."
"You got him down!" she cried. "Jump on him an' stomp him!"
"Mammy," he said abruptly, "I'll stop drinkin' if you will."
"Let 'em loose!" he yelled. "Git at it, boys! Go fer him,
Ham--whoop-ee-ee!"
"Miss Hildy, Jeems Henery is the bigges' liar on Viper."
"I'm a-goin' to give it back to 'em. Churches, schools, libraries,
hospitals, good roads."
Night and day, and through wind and storm, she had travelled the hills,
healing the sick.
"O Lawd ... hyeh's another who meddles with thy servant and profanes
thy day."