'Oh, I know! But I wouldn't soil me mouth, only I'm thinking you'd ought to know.'
She looked triumphant.
'He's after that there Sally something as lives nearby. They do say as all her brats be his.'
'Mr. Reddin's? Is he—like—married to her, Martha?'
'About as much as he was to you, I reckon!'
'And does she—live there now?'
'I dunno.'
'Is she pretty?'
'It inna allus the prettiest as get lovers.'
'But is she prettier than me?'