AUNT REBECCA
Would’n’ stan’ fo’ nuffin’ like dat!
LUCY BELLE
W’at yo’ gwine ter do? She so hard she liable ter do anathin’. She—she was yere dis mawnin’. She say she gwine ter keep comin’ ’till she see Sam.
AUNT REBECCA
Gawd-a-massy! Put de po-lice on her—!
LUCY BELLE (shakes her head)
Ef I do dat, she liable ter make trouble—
AUNT REBECCA
W’at trouble kin she make ef dey locks her up?