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190 The Conjure Woman

"Co'se Brer Dan could n' do nuffin. He knowed it wa'n't no use, but he clumb up on de chimbly en got down do go'ds en bottles en yuther cunjuh fixin's, en tried 'em all on hisse'f, but dey did n' do no good. Den he run down ter ole Aun' Peggy. but she did n' know de wolf langwidge, en could n't 'a' tuk off dis yuther goopher nohow, eben ef she'd'a unnerstood w'at Dan wuz sayin'. So po' Dan wuz bleedgd ter be a wolf all de rest er his bawn days.

"Dey foun' Mahaly down by her own cabin nex' mawnin', en eve'ybody made a great 'miration 'bout how she'd be'n killt. De niggers 'lowed a wolf had bit her. De w'ite folks say ne, dey ain' be'n no wolves 'roun' dere fer ten yeahs er no'; en dey did n' know w'at ter make out'n it. En w'en dey could n' fin' Dan nowhar, dey 'lowed he'd quo'lled wid Mahaly en killt her, en run erway; en dey did n' know w'at ter maker er dat,