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[Tauntingly, in a spirit of bravado]

Well, I must ha’ been a better shot ’n I thought I wus!

[With a growl of rage]

Yeh, an’ now ’at that p’int is settled

[He brings his gun to bear on significantly.]

[Seizes the barrel of the gun and thrusts it upward]

Hold on, Matt! I’ve seed more fightin’ ’n you ever did. An’ we ain’t a-goin’ to start another row ’ith the Lowries lessen we have to. Sid might ha’ come back, an’ then set out ag’in arter us. We could ha’ missed him easy enough if he ’us on hossback when we took that short cut across the mountain.

[Reluctantly]

All right! I’ll see if his hoss is still at the barn.

[He goes out through the kitchen.]

Andy, if I ’us as near hell as you air, I wouldn’t try to hurry matters none.