"Supposin', for instance, YOU were to punish yerself for everythin' wrong that I'd do, I might be so sorry I'd never do it again—but of course I might NOT. I am not sure about meself. I think me father knows me betther than I do meself."
"Your father must have been a very bad influence on you," said Mrs. Chichester sternly.
"No, he wasn't," contradicted Peg, hotly. "Me father's the best man—"
Mrs. Chichester interrupted her: "Margaret!"
Peg looked down sullenly and said: "Well, he was."
"Haven't I TOLD you never to CONTRADICT me?"
"Well, YOU contradict ME all the time."
"Stop!"
"Well, there's nothin' fair about your conthradictin' ME and ME not being able to—"
"Will you stop?"