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Yeh, as man to man!

I’m a-takin’ a big chance to tell you! But you’ve allus been my friend, Andy! An’ I’ll stick by a friend tell Jedgment, They’re all I got left in the world!

[Impatiently]

Well, come on! What are they up to?

Jist now—afore you come in

Yeh?

Sid an’ his daddy an’ the ole rooster ’us a-holdin’ a inquest over you!

A inquest!

That’s what I’d call it!

What ’us the verdick—death from nachel causes?