"Why, no, 'tain't! If 'twas I'd have known it, wouldn't I?
Who'd you hear had got it?
Whoever you heard, 'tain't so." "Yes, it is." "How do you know?
Who is it, then ?" I hesitated.

Before noon of the next day every soul in Denboro would have heard the news.

Eldredge might as well hear it now.
"I've taken the place myself," I said.
"You ?" Sim actually forgot to whisper; he shouted the word.

"YOU! Ha! ha! ha! Ros, quit your foolin'." "I'm not fooling.

I go to work in the bank to-morrow morning." "But--Oh, my soul! You! Aw, I know better! Say, Ros, don't let's waste time like this.