"I saw the -- what do you call him?
-- the boss of the concern -- president! -- President Tuttle.

I saw him and had quite a talk with him." "The president! How came you to see him ?" "Well, 'taint much to see a man, I s'pose, -- is it?
I took a notion I'd see him.

I wanted to ask him how Will and Winthrop was a getting along.

I told him I was a friend o' yourn." "Well, did you ask him ?" "Yes I did." "What did he say ?" said Mr.Landholm, half laughing.
"I asked him how they were getting along." "Ay, and what did he answer to that ?" "He wanted to know if Mr.Landholm had any more sons ?" "Was that all ?" said the farmer, laughing quite.
"That was the hull he said, with a kind of kink of his eye that wa'n't too big a sum for me to cast up.

He didn't give me no more satisfaction than that." "And what did you tell him -- to his question ?" "I?
-- I told him that two such plants took a mighty sight of room to grow, and that the hull county was clean used up." "You did!" said Mr.Landholm laughing heartily.