Mark Twain Quote
Mary Jane she set at the head of the table, with Susan alongside of her, and said how bad the biscuits was, and how mean the preserves was, and how ornery and tough the fried chickens was—and all that kind of rot, the way women always do for to force out compliments; and the people all knowed everything was tiptop, and said so—said 'How you get biscuits to brown so nice?' and 'Where, for the land's sake, you get these amaz'n pickles?' and all that kind of humbug talky-talk, just the way people always does at a supper, you know.
Mark Twain
Mary Jane she set at the head of the table, with Susan alongside of her, and said how bad the biscuits was, and how mean the preserves was, and how ornery and tough the fried chickens was—and all that kind of rot, the way women always do for to force out compliments; and the people all knowed everything was tiptop, and said so—said 'How you get biscuits to brown so nice?' and 'Where, for the land's sake, you get these amaz'n pickles?' and all that kind of humbug talky-talk, just the way people always does at a supper, you know.
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