So somebody's got to set up all night and never get any sleep, just so as to watch them.

I think that's foolishness.

Why can't a body take a club and ransom them as soon as they get here ?" "Because it ain't in the books so--that's why.

Now, Ben Rogers, do you want to do things regular, or don't you ?--that's the idea.

Don't you reckon that the people that made the books knows what's the correct thing to do?
Do you reckon YOU can learn 'em anything?
Not by a good deal.
No, sir, we'll just go on and ransom them in the regular way." "All right.