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[Hands him the pistol]

It’s automatic. You pull the trigger and it goes right on spittin’ like a man chawin’ terbacker.

[Passing the pistol on to ]

Huh! I wouldn’t be ketched dead in the woods with it.

Why not?

Because it’s a insult to shootin’-men, that’s why! It’s built on the notion that you’re a-goin’ to miss all your fust shots!

How’d you git aholt of it, Sid?

I smoked a Dutchman outen it by provin’ to him that I ’us a peacefuler man ’n he wus.

Does it shoot any better ’n ourn?

That’s what I want to find out.