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`` Well , I vow , '' said the mother , `` if I ever heard anything like it ! Did n't that child 's father lay down his life for you ? Hai n't you said it yourself a hundred times ? And do n't she work for her money , and slave for it mornin ' , noon , and night ? You talk as if we was beholden to you for the very bread in our mouths . I guess if it had n't been for Jim , you would n't been here crowin ' over us . '' `` You mind what I say .