It's some more of your personal business, I suppose," retorted Phil.
Patches controlled himself.

"You are going to hear the explanation, just the same," he returned.

"You can believe it or not, just as you please." "And what then ?" demanded Phil.
"Then I'm going to get a gun, and we'll settle the rest of it, man to man, on equal terms, just as soon as you like," answered Patches deliberately.
Phil replied shortly.

"Go ahead with your palaver.

I'll have to hand it to you when it comes to talk.