What would I want to lie for?
You come with me this minute and I'll show 'em to you." In the desire to prove his veracity he was on his way to the door.

But Keziah stepped in front of him.
"'Bish Pepper," she said slowly and fiercely, shaking a forefinger in his face, "you go straight home and stay there.

Don't you breathe a word to a livin' soul of what you say you've seen.

Don't you even think it, or--or dream it.

If you do I'll--I'll march straight to Laviny and tell her that you asked me to marry you.