"About Mary," said Bessy. "I wanted to ask yo' to be a friend to her. She's seventeen, but she's th' last on us. And I don't want her to go to th' mill, and yet I dunno what she's fit for."

'About Mary,' said Bessy. 'I wanted to ask yo' to be a friend to her. She's seventeen, and I don't want her to go to th' mill, and yet I dunno what she's fit for.'
