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Hain't I kep' in doors uv a nite, an quit chawn tobacker and smokin' segars just to please her?

She kep' more calves an' yearlin's than 'peared like she'd ought to, but she raised a power of stuff for market, 'count of 'em.

Dah you goes, de ole true Huck; de on'y white genlman dat ever kep' his promise to ole Jim.

Bago kep a shop in Smithfield market, and drov a taring good trade in the hoil and Italian way.