Is dey?
LUCY BELLE
Ef dey’s any good, dey is! W’at yo’ gittin’ at anyway?
CHICK
I’se allas been yo’ lef’ han’ed budigee—.
LUCY BELLE
’Deed yo’ ain’ been nuffin’ but a frien’!
CHICK
Dat’s w’at I means. (With a significant smile.) Ef I been yo’ real budigee, I sho’ nevah make yo’ wuk like yo’ is!
LUCY BELLE (derisively)