human
Whut's up? he asked.
gpt
Ef there's anything goin' on, I kainder want to see it.
human
This young masher has insulted this lady!
gpt
Sho! exclaimed Gallup.
human
Yeou don't say so, mister! Waal, I am s'prised!
gpt
He has treated her in an outrageous manner!
human
I do declare! ejaculated Ephraim.
gpt
I'd never thought it of him, by thutter!
human
The lady requires protection,
gpt
Yeou don't tell me! gasped the Vermonter, his surprise seeming to increase.
human
Ain't it awful!
gpt
But the fellow needs a lesson! rasped the man with the eye that persisted in looking in the wrong direction.
human
I think I'll hit him once or twice.
gpt
My gracious! fluttered Gallup.
human
Hev ye gotter hit him real hard? Don't yeou s'pose he might hit back?
gpt
Let him try it!
human
Be yeou goin' to hit where ye're lookin'? asked the country youth.
gpt
Cause ef yeou be, I'd advise that man with the wart on his nose to move.