"It ain't that at all, Mr. Mixet. If grandfather chooses to have a few friends, I ain't nothing against it. I wish he'd have a few friends a deal oftener than he do. I likes nothing better than to do for 'em;--only when I've done for 'em and they're smoking their pipes and that like, I don't see why I ain't to leave 'em to 'emselves."
"But we've come here on a hauspicious occasion, Miss Ruby."
"I don't know nothing about auspicious, Mr. Mixet. If you and Mr. Crumb've come out to Sheep's Acre farm for a bit of supper--"
"Which we ain't," said John Crumb very loudly;--"nor yet for beer;--not by no means."
"We've come for the smiles of beauty," said Joe Mixet.

"It ain't that at all, Mr. Mixet. If grandfather chooses to have a few friends, I ain't nothing against it. If you and Mr. Crumb've come out to Sheep's Acre farm for a bit of supper-"
"Which we ain't," said John Crumb very loudly; "nor yet for beer."
"We've come for the smiles of beauty," said Joe Mixet.
