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Rh he did while ago, I believe it ’ld be better fer everybody concerned—hisself included—to put him behind bars. If I ’us in your place I’d certainly have him bound by law to keep the peace.

Folks that can be bound by law to keep the peace don’t have to be. They’re blood kin to them that looks around fer somebody to hold ’em when a fight starts. Andy belongs to t’other breed. [Goes to window, turns to and ] They must ha’ been a reg’lar toad-strangler up the river last night. She’s a-b’ilin’ like a kittle o’ fish!

I noticed it ’us risin’ purty sharp as me an’ Sid crossed the bridge.

’Tain’t out o’ banks yit, is it?

Nowhere ’cept in the low places. She soon will be, though, if she keeps on! I never seed the ole sow a-gittin’ her bristles up so fast!

They’d be a camp-meetin’ time if that big dam busted, an’ they’s one wing of it that ain’t finished yit.