What were his duties?
What did he have to do when he was here ?" "Wa-al," drawled Seth with sarcasm, resuming his seat on the bench; "he was SUPPOSED to do consider'ble many things.

Stand watch and watch with me, and scrub brass and clean up around, and sweep and wash dishes and--and--well, make himself gen'rally useful.

Them was the duties he was supposed to have.

What he done was diff'rent.

Pesky loafer! Why ?" "That's what I'm going to tell you.