SAM
I know it ain’, honey-baby. Nevah min’—yo’ ain’ gwine ter wuk hard no mo’.
LUCY BELLE (eagerly)
Sam—Sam-boy—le’s me an’ yo’ git ’way from yere—!
SAM
W’at yo’ mean—from Wash’nin’—?
LUCY BELLE
Yas, yas. From dis ole hard-luck town!
SAM (nodding)
We study ’bout dat d’rectly.