They hadn't no chance to talk with 'im about it, and git his notions.

It stan's to reason that the feller with one talent would think his master was stingy, and be riled over it." "You must remember, Jim, that all he needed was to ask for wisdom in order to receive it," said Mr.Benedict.
"No; the man that traveled into a fur country stan's for the Almighty, and he'd got out o' the way.

He'd jest gi'n these fellers his capital, and quit, and left 'em to go it alone.

They couldn't go arter 'im, and he couldn't 'a' hearn a word they said.

He did what he thought was all right, and didn't want to be bothered.