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 nailing him, there isn’t none of them wouldn’t stop it if they could.

st Soldier—Didn’t you follow it, George?

Wine-seller—No, I didn’t take any interest in it, Lootenant.

st Soldier—I was surprised how he acted.

d Soldier—The part I don’t like is the nailing them on. You know, that must get to you pretty bad.

d Soldier—It isn’t that that’s so bad, as when they first lift ’em up. [He makes a lifting gesture with his two palms together.] When the weight starts to pull on ’em. That’s when it gets ’em.

d Roman Soldier—It takes some of them pretty bad.

st Soldier—Ain’t I seen ’em? I seen plenty of them. I tell you, he was pretty good in there to-day.

[The second Roman soldier smiles at the Hebrew wine-seller.]

d Soldier—You’re a regular Christer, big boy.

st Soldier—Sure, go on and kid him. But listen while I tell you something. He was pretty good in there to-day.