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Rh Mebbe I'd jes' bettah fetch a little in a feedin' bottle, Gen'l, yah, yah!

When Zekiel lied to me this morning and said you were out, I went round to the Exchange Coffee House.

To get a milk punch?

To look for you! I saw several of the rats there, and I'm convinced they're hatching something for you.

I always associate hatching with chickens, but I dare say rats do it. Well?

Be on your guard. Jefferson and Monroe are coming to see you about the location of the Capital.

[Unconcerned.] Oh, the Residence Bill! [Takes out handkerchief.] Well, what about it?

[Sitting back; nettled.] What about it!

I mean where do they want the Capital? In Jefferson's parlor, I suppose.