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[Cowering in fear]

I ’us only warnin’ ’em fer their own good! They’re frien’ly now an’ I want ’em to stay that way!

You’ve got a dam’ poor way o’ showin’ it! You know that’s sompen we don’t talk about here! If I didn’t know you ’us a born fool I’d

He meant everything fer the best, Matt!

That’s what you allus say.

All right, if you don’t want me to do you a good turn, I won’t. Hereafter they can shoot er do what they please, I won’t open my mouth!

You needn’t pester your mind about me an’ Andy, Rufe. We’ve knowed all about the war ’twixt our fam’lies sence we ’us knee-high. An’ it’s never made our trigger fingers itch none. Has it, Andy?