Lemme look! (He starts toward Left.)
LUCY BELLE
Ain’ nobody but Fanny an’ Israel in dere!
SAM (loudly)
Ef yo’ try any funny bus’ness wid me I’ll kill yo’! Damn yo’ heart ter hell!
(He goes out, Left, closely followed by Lucy Belle. The door stands open and their voices can be heard.)
LUCY BELLE (off stage, Left)
See, Sam—ain’ nobody but Fanny an’ Israel. Don’ wake ’em up! Jes’ mah clothes, Sam-boy! Aw, yo’ believes me—don’ yo’? Yo’ don’ believe an’ ole wench like her!
SAM (savagely)
Chick Avery been hangin’ ’roun’ yere?