First place, no whale would swallow you; next place, if it did 'twould chew you or sift you fine first; and, third place, if you was whole and alive that whale would be dead inside of ten minutes.

You try it and see.' Good fair offer, wasn't it?
But did he take it up?
Not much.

Said I was a scoffer and an infidel and didn't know anything about Scripture! 'I know about whales, anyhow,' I told him.

And he slammed off and wouldn't speak to me again.

Don't talk to ME! I'll never go inside that meetin'-house again." And he never had until Mary-'Gusta coaxed him into it.