He will do it all day long--I've heard him myself, at the sessions, from mid-day till clean dark, and after all he said nothing." "If you mean to persuade yourself, George, that we shall do no more than _talk_ for our lands and improvements, you are likely to suffer something for your mistake." "Your 'lands and improvements!' Well, now, I like that--that's very good, and just like you.

Now, Wat, not to put you to too much trouble, I'd like to look a little into your title to the lands; as to the improvements, they're at your service whenever you think proper to send for them.

There's the old lumber-house--there's the squatter's house--there's where the cow keeps, and there's the hogsty, and half a dozen more, all of which you're quite welcome to.

I'm sure none of you want 'em, boys--do you ?" A hearty laugh, and cries in the negative, followed this somewhat technical retort and reply of the speaker--since, in trespass, according to the received forms of law, the first duty of the plaintiff is to establish his own title.
"Then, George, you are absolutely bent on having us show our title?
You won't deliver up peaceably, and do justice ?" "Can't think of such a thing--we find the quarters here quite too comfortable, and have come too far to be in a hurry to return.

We are tired, too, Wat; and it's not civil in you to make such a request.