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Hey! What’s that you said?

[Slyly, with an amused twinkle]

You hyeard what he said. He’s a-hintin’ that he didn’t know, from the way you behaved, that you was a Christian.

[ grips his stick and glares at .]

He won’t say that, not to my face! If he does, dadburn him, I’ll show him whether I’m a Christian or not!

[Laughs]

What ’ll you do, turn t’other cheek?

I might—once! Consoun you, I b’lieve you agree with him! You an’ Andy are so puffed up ’ith pride an’ wind that you think nobody but women an’ runts ever gits religion! But I’m here to tell you that I seed a preacher once right down thar in the Baptis’ church that could pick you both up by the scruff o’ the neck an’ shake you down to your nachel size!