He tried to speak, but what he said was not coherent nor particularly intelligible.
"Now--now--now, Sam," he stammered.

"I--I-- You don't understand.
You ain't got it right.

I--I--" The captain interrupted.

"Don't try so hard, Jed," he continued.
"Take time to get your steam up.

You'll bust a b'iler if you puff that way.