"Stop!" he ordered.

"You asked me if I was--married ?" "Yes.

Why shouldn't I ?" "Why shouldn't you?
See here, young feller, you--you--what made you ask that ?" "What made me ?" "Stop sayin' my words after me.

Are you a man or a poll-parrot?
Can't you understand plain United States language?
What made you?
Or WHO made you?
Who told you to ask me that question ?" He pounded the bench with his fist.

The pair stared at each other for a moment; then Brown leaned back and began to whistle.