human
I'm slappin' glad yeou've come, Frank!
gpt
And I am terribly sorry you have met with such a misfortune, Ephraim,
human
So be I, Frank--so be I! But I'm goin' ter play my part ter-night ur bu'st my galluses tryin'! I ain't goin' to knock aout the show ef I kin help it.
gpt
That was not what I meant. I was sorry because of the pain you must have suffered.
human
Waal, it was ruther tough, the faithful country lad confessed.
gpt
By gum! it was jest as ef somebody'd chucked a hull lot of coals right inter my lookers. It jest knocked me silly, same ez if I'd bin hit with a club.
human
How did it happen? Tell me all about it.
gpt
I kainder guess that red pepper warn't meant fer me, Frank. That was meant fer yeou. That woman was in there ter fix yeou so yeou couldn't play ter-night.
human
It's quite likely you may be right, Ephraim; but she had to give it to you in order to escape. But where is this purse you snatched from her?
gpt
On the stand, there. Havener tuck possession of it, but I got him to leave it here, so yeou might see it right away when yeou came.