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Rh do it to save my own brother, let alone a man ’at had tried to kill me! An’ all you’ll git out o’ Andy is a passel o’ lies about me! Natchelly he’ll say I agged him on

[Seizing him by the throat]

An’, damn you, I believe that’s jist what you did do!

[Screams hysterically]

No, I didn’t, Sid! I swear to God I didn’t! All I said wus that you ’us a dangerous man an’ not to cross you! That if you got started

[Tightening his grip]

So! I’m right! You wus at the bottom of it. Did you do it apurpose?

God forgive you, Sid, fer sich a thought!

An’ God damn you!

[He hurls ''into a corner of the room and rushes out at the front. A blinding flash of lightning envelops him. lies on his elbow, cowering in''