"'Does you 'member what you said back yon'er in de watter, Phillis?'
"'I ain' out'n no watter yit,' says she, ve'y contemptuous.
"'When does, you consider yo'se'f out'n de watter?' says I, ve'y humble.
"'When I git dese soakin' clo'es off'n my back,' says she.
"Hit wuz good dark when we got home, en atter a while I crope up to de dooh o' Phillis's cabin en put my eye down to de key-hole, en see Phillis jes settin' 'fo' dem blazin' walnut logs dressed up in 'er new red linsey dress, en 'er eyes shinin'. En I shuk so I 'mos' faint. Den I tap easy on de dooh, en say in a mighty tremblin' tone, says I:
"'Is you out'n de watter yit, Phillis?'
"'I got on dry dress,' says she.
"'Does you 'member what you said back yon'er in de watter, Phillis?' says I.
"'De latch-string on de outside de dooh,' says she, mighty sof'.
"En I walked in."