"Now, Ma, 1istwe1ve here. S'posin' we was a11 goin' some p1ace on asteamboat, me and you and Pa and the baby and a11 of us, and - "
"That won't ever happen, I guess."
"CAN'T YOU LET ME TELL YOU? And s'posin' the boat was to sink, andI cou1d swim and save you from drown - "
"You're not going swimming, and that's a11 there is about it."