"The Carters and Moodys quit taking," she answered indifferently. "There was only the Bowmans to d'liver."
"The Carters and Moodys quit?" echoed Tobias and Antonio in dismay.
"That's what I said," she answered sharply.
"But what for?"
"I dunno." She gathered up the smallest of her kin, a fretful, whining child of about two years, and set it upon the fence-rail so its dirty, bare legs dangled on the inside of the enclosure.
"Does Ma know?"
"She ain't to home yet."
"Y' know she said it would mean another washing if any more of the milk customers quit us."
The oldest girl nodded her head dully.