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Smith was very interested, she and her daughters. And I wouldn't wish to have anything in my life said whatever about [[strikethrough]] them [[/strikethrough]] it without mention their names. You understand, because they were--

MRS STARR: You have mentioned their names. Are they living now?

MINNIE: Oh, yes, they're living. Mrs. [[strikethrough]] Beryl [[/strikethrough]] uml [[?]] Smith is an English teacher at New Hanover High School. She's white, and her--her daughter is a teacher there too. But the oldest daughter, Miss Nancy, she's not doing anything, you know, so she's a house-wife, as you call it. Oh, yes, they're living.

MRS STARR: Where do they live?

MINNIE: Oh, they live right on Summer's (unintelligible). But, of course, they wouldn't be--you couldn't see any of them until after school, after noon.

MRS STARR: Uh-huh.

MINNIE: Uh-huh. Well, she's--and-- Of course, you would be gone when school get out this afternoon. She would love very much to talk to you. But still, if you don't, I'm tellin' you about them. Mrs. Beryl Smith and her two daughters. Because they was so interested and taken so much pains and so much with me about them so--writing about it. I would love very much to have their names--

MRS STARR: Yes, yes.

MINNIE: --to let them know that I did not forget what they--

MRS STARR: Good.

MINNIE: Yes. What they do. They was very interested in me.

MRS STARR: Yes, yes.