Jeff Campbell went in to Melanctha, and he kissed her, and he held her, and then he went away from her and he stood still and looked at her.  “Well Jeff!” “Yes Melanctha!” “Jeff what was it made you act so to me?” “You know very well Melanctha, it’s always I am thinking you don’t love me, and you are acting to me good out of kindness, and then Melanctha you certainly never did say anything to me why you never came to meet me, as you certainly did promise to me you would that day I never saw you!” “Jeff don’t you really know for certain, I always love you?” “No Melanctha, deed I don’t know it in me.  Deed and certain sure Melanctha, if I only know that in me, I certainly never would give you any bother.”  “Jeff, I certainly do love you more seems to me always, you certainly had ought to feel that in you.”  “Sure Melanctha?” “Sure Jeff boy, you know that.”  “But then Melanctha why did you act so to me?” “Oh Jeff you certainly been such a bother to me.  I just had to go away that day Jeff, and I certainly didn’t mean not to tell you, and then that letter you wrote came to me and something happened to me.  I don’t know right what it was Jeff, I just kind of fainted, and what could I do Jeff, you said you certainly never any more wanted to come and see me!” “And no matter Melanctha, even if you knew, it was just killing me to act so to you, you never would have said nothing to me?” “No of course, how could I Jeff when you wrote that way to me.  I know how you was feeling Jeff to me, but I certainly couldn’t say nothing to you.”  “Well Melanctha, I certainly know I am right proud too in me, but I certainly never could act so to you Melanctha, if I ever knew any way at all you ever really loved me.  No Melanctha darling, you and me certainly don’t feel much the same way ever.  Any way Melanctha, I certainly do love you true Melanctha.”  “And I love you too Jeff, even though you don’t never certainly seem to believe me.”  “No I certainly don’t any way believe you Melanctha, even when you say it to me.  I don’t know Melanctha how, but sure I certainly do trust you, only I don’t believe now ever in your really being loving to me.  I certainly do know you trust me always Melanctha, only somehow it ain’t ever all right to me.  I certainly don’t know any way otherwise Melanctha, how I can say it to you.”  “Well I certainly can’t help you no ways any more Jeff Campbell, though you certainly say it right when you say I trust you Jeff now always.  You certainly is the best man Jeff Campbell, I ever can know, to me.  I never been anyways thinking it can be ever different to me.”  “Well you trust me then Melanctha, and I certainly love you Melanctha, and seems like to me Melanctha, you and me had ought to be a little better than we certainly ever are doing now to be together.  You certainly do think that way, too, Melanctha to me.  But may be you do really love me.  Tell me, please, real honest now Melanctha darling, tell me so I really always know it in me, do you really truly love me?”