“Money ain’t a-gwine to mek no ol’ man young.”

“De ol’ man wa’n’t too ol’ to outset you all young men anyhow.”

“Dey’s somep’n’ mo’ to cou’tin’ ’sides settin’.”

“Yes, but a long set an’ a long pocket is mighty big evidence.”

“I don’t keer ef it is. Wha—what’s de use of argyin’? I do’ want Miss Callena nohow—I do’ want huh.”

“You stahted de argyment; I didn’t staht it. You ain’t goin’, is you?”

“I got to go,” said Alonzo, with his hand on the door-knob; “I done ovahstayed my time now.”

“Whaih you gwine to?”

“I—I—oh, I’m goin’ down de street. Don’ ax whaih I’m a-goin’ to, Miss Marfy; it ain’t good raisin’.”