But he's been cal'latin', I cal'late, to use his political pull to get Leander exempted off.

Nine boards out of ten, if they'd had a man from Orham on 'em, would have gone by what that man said in a case like Leander's.

And Phineas, he was movin' heavens and earth to get one of his friends put on as the right Orham man.

And now--NOW, by godfreys domino, they've put on the ONE man that Phin can't influence, that hates Phin worse than a cat hates a swim.

Oh, you ought to heard Phineas go on when I told him.