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They didn’t edzackly say that.

But you know what they meant?

We never know nothin’ in this world. But my advice to you is not to let Sid ketch you by yourself in a lonesome spot in the woods ’less you want to wear a wooden overcoat.

If that’s his game, why didn’t he let daylight through me when he had a good excuse? [Lays his hand on his pistol] An’ what’d he gimme back my pistol fer?

You don’t know Sid like I do, He’s deeper ’n he looks. If he’d ha’ killed you while ago when he had a chance, Jude ’ld never ha’ married him. But he’s made hisself solid ’ith her now by lettin’ you off. He can afford to wait to put you to sleep tell they ain’t nobody a-lookin’, though that ain’t a-pesterin’ his mind much, fer he knows the law cain’t tetch him.

Why cain’t it?