Be right there." The captain turned from the window.
"Took some time for him to let us know he heard, didn't it," he observed.

"Cal'late he had to say 'Judas priest' four or five times afore he answered.

If you cut all the 'Judas priests' out of that boy's talk he'd be next door to tongue-tied." Thankful turned to her relative.
"There, Emily," she said, with a sigh of relief.

"I guess likely we'll make the hotel this tack.

I begun to think we never would." Captain Bangs shook his head.
"You won't go to no hotel this night," he said, decidedly.