human
In course, I tried ter find out arterwards whar they come from, but hit warn't no sorter use. Thar war no address on anything in the tent or thar spare-close, and no one hed seen them in Fayville or tharerbouts, so I reckoned thay come clar ercross the mountains from Kentuck. Mebbe, ef I hed hed more money, I mought hev found out erbout them; but us war powerful po'r them days. An'--mebbe, again, hit war wrong--but maw an' me couldn't holp thinkin' thet the leetle gal war sent us by the good Lord, fer we didn't hev no children, hevin' lost a leetle gal jest erbout es old es Smiles, ten years back.
gpt
I don't think that you have any cause for reproaching yourself, Mr. Webb, broke in Donald, reassuringly.
human
It seems to me that you did all you could do, under the circumstances. Certainly the child was fortunate, for you have been very kind to the little waif.