"'N I'm not in any hurry." A touch of anger came into Mary's eyes even as she grinned and played with her baby brother. "The first time I wound up in a nexus a crazy guy hauled me off 'n wouldn't let me go back to my family. Natie, Natie, eats potatie, why are you so cute? Keep up lookin' at me like that, and I'll give your belly a poot!"

He laughed, showing all his teeth.