So, he took you off to town with him, did he, and that’s how come you have the luck to go. I praise King Jesus he kept me f’um such luck.
Sapphie
How’ll she take hit?
Pearl
Take hit! Does you spose we can take’n tell her? Thank my Makeh she’s blind. It’s the mussy of Gawd her eyes was swiveled in w’ite man’s fire before she see the w’ite man mix with her blood. You—
Sapphie
Oh, I don’t care what you calls me if you’ll only help me and keep Granny Maumee off’n me and baby.
Pearl
It’s only helpin’ to keep us all from ’struction that I’ll keep it from her.