Notes

Snake, pronounced in two syllables, Se-nake with the exact value of vowels in the French words ce n'est que, and of course stopping at the k sound of the q.

Tie up all her clothes, in a bundle which she would carry on her head.

get, get to Snake's home.

beast. This is the generic name for a beast of burden, horse, mule, or donkey.

fe all, although.

get to say, managed to say.

fe me, my.

feel the hand of marry, a biblical expression. She felt the hand of matrimony, and behold it was heavy.