I've been there afore, thank you! Look here, Caleb, can't I hire a team and drive over ?" "Well, I don't know.

S'pose you might ring up Pete Shattuck and ask him.
He's pretty particular about his horses, though, and I cal'late he--" "All right.

I'll ring him up.

Pete ought to get over some of his particularness to oblige me.

I've helped _him_ once or twice." He was on his way to the ticket office, where the telephone hung on the wall.