human
Is that so? asked the clerk breathlessly.
gpt
Well, I don't mind telling you that he has been having some of the same kind of talk about you, and you'd better keep your eye on him. They say he's 'most as handy with his pistol as Buck Sanford.
human
What's your mouth for, Gus? Shoot wi' that tell the time comes to use your gun. And the Major has got about as much mouth as you. Talk over the rough places, an' talk loud. Don't whisper; rip out a few damns an' then cut your caper. This is about the only chance you'll have to cuss the Major out wi'out gittin' hurt. I wisht I was in your shoes; I'd rake him up one side an' down the other. You can stand to be cussed out in a good cause, I reckon, Major.
gpt
Yes--oh, yes! It'll make my flesh crawl, but I'll stand it like a baby.
human
Don't narry one on you try to be too polite,
gpt
Perdue! they tell me that you have been hunting for me all over the city,