A reg'lar legal guardian, I mean.

Otherwise--" "Otherwise ?" "Otherwise there might be too many disinterested volunteer substitutes for the job.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt it." "Have you made up your mind to be that guardian ?" "Not yet.

I haven't made up my mind to anything yet.

Now, Mr.Sylvester, while we're waitin' for what comes next--you've ordered enough grub to victual a ship--s'pose you just run over what your firm knows about 'Bije.