There was no reason why I should be irritated because Luther Rogers had held me up as a shining example of the do-nothing class to the crowd of hangers-on in a country post-office.
What did I care for Denboro opinion?
Six years in that gossipy village had made me, so I thought, capable of rising above such things.
"Well," I asked after a moment, "what did they say to that ?" "Oh, nothin' much.

They couldn't; I had 'em, you see.

Some of 'em laughed and old Cap'n Jed he hove out somethin' about birds of a feather stickin' up for each other.

No sense to it.

But, as I said afore, what can you expect of a Democrat ?" I turned on my heel and moved toward the back gate.