Um.

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Oh, I did." "Did what ?" "Say nothin'." "Oh, you divilish idiot! Stop tryin' to be funny.

I asked you how you thought Cap'n Sam would take the notion of Maud's havin' a steady beau?
She's had a good many after her, but looks as if she was stuck on this one for keeps." Jed sighed and looked over his spectacles at Mr.Bearse.