Would you mind tellin' me just what happened between you and His Majesty ?" "Not at all.

He said he wanted to buy the Shore Lane strip and I refused to sell it to him.

He said I was crazy and an infernal robber and I told him to go to the devil." "WHAT! you didn't!" "I did." Captain Jed slapped his knee and shouted in delight.

He insisted on shaking hands with me.
"By the great and everlastin'!" he declared, between laughs, "you're all right, Ros Paine! I said you was and now I'll swear to it.

Told old Colton to go to the devil! If that ain't--oh, I wish I'd been there!" I went on sand-papering a valve plug.