human
Set down, Becky, said Mr. Sanders, after he had responded to her salutation.
gpt
I've come to find out about the killing of that feller Hotchkiss.
human
You may well call it killin', William, bekaze Friend Hotchkiss was stone dead a few hours arter the fatal shot was fired,
gpt
Where was the killin' done?
human
We found him, William, right spang in front of Ike Varner's cabin--right thar, an' nowhar else. He war doin' his level best for to git on his feet, an' he tried to talk, but not more than two or three words did he say.
gpt
Well, what did he say?
human
It was the same thing ever' time--'Why, Tolliver, Tolliver'--them was his very words.
gpt
Are you right certain about that, Mahlon?
human
As certain an' shore, William, as I am that I'm settin' here. Ef he said it once, he said it a dozen times.
gpt
I reckon maybe he had been talking with young Tolliver before he came from town,
human
Whar was he wounded, Becky?
gpt
Between the left ear and the temple.
human
Becky's right, William, was the solemn comment of Mahlon.
gpt
Yes, sir, he was hit betwixt the year an' the temple.
human
Did you have a doctor?
gpt
We sent for one, but if he come, we never saw him,
human
Would you uv believed it, William? An' yit it's the plain truth,
gpt
What time was Hotchkiss killed?