MRS. VERNON. You upholdin' her? Jim, that's the way I have to fight to keep this family straight. What's your opinion?
JIM. Well, 'tain't no business o' mine, Mrs. Vernon, and—
MRS. VERNON. Do you like his looks?
JIM. [Pause.] He ain't jes' my kind—but may be he don't like mine.
MRS. VERNON. Do you uphold his sending letters to Kate?
JIM. Why, Mrs. Vernon, I can't blame other men fur likin' Kate.
MRS. VERNON. Meetin' them after dark?
JIM. Kate knows how I feel about her—[Pause.] And if she wanted my opinion I'd give it to her—but on the other hand—I've got an awful lot o' confidence in Kate.
MRS. VERNON. Why don't you answer his letter, Kate, an' say you'll be happy to receive him at your home? He won't think none the less of you.
KATE. I've promised to meet him, and I'm going to keep the appointment.