I have said too much already." Captain Obed rose to his feet.
"Well," he said, "it's too thick off the bows for me to see more'n a foot; I give in to that.

But I will say this: If that Imogene girl don't know what she's up to it's the fust time since I've been acquainted with her.

And she sartin has spiked Hannah's guns.

Either Hannah's got to say 'dum' when Imogene says 'dee' or she stands a chance to lose her brother or his money, one or t'other, and she'd rather lose the fust than the last, I'll bet you.

Ho, ho! Yes, it does look as if Imogene had Hannah in a clove hitch.