He swears, sir, that he won't go at the end of his week's notice.

Says, if I think I'm likely to get rid of him before he has married Cristy, I'm mistaken.

Threatens, if any man attempts to take her away, he'll shoot her, and shoot the man, and shoot himself.

Aha! old as I am, if he believes he's going to have it all his own way, he's mistaken.

I'll be even with him.