"Yo' pro-nouns doze d in 'chillen'?" Her concerned eyes flashed an anxious look up at Drew.
"Yes," he answered—"'children.'"
"Chil-d'en. Iss das mo' betteh?"
He bowed gravely, but said:
"You must pronounce the r, too."
She shrugged her shoulders and laughed.
"Ah t'ink doze ahs ve'y difficult tow pro-nouns. Alone, no; but wiz doze ot'er let's doze bec-ome los'." She laughed again.
"Coam avay, chil-dahn, call no mo'!
Coam avay, coam da-own, call no mo'!"
She turned a bright look upon Hetty.