human
My Gawd! he muttered, thickly when he could endure the silence no longer,
gpt
I--we--thought you was drownded.
human
Oh, we did, did we? But we was afraid I wasn't so we went ahead an' spread those bills. Well, I'm here--do you want that reward?
gpt
Lord, no! Not me, Tex. I just tuck them papers 'long 'cause----
human
Where's the girl?
gpt
What girl--you mean the pilgrim's woman? I donno--s'elp me--I donno nawthin' 'bout it.
human
Where's Purdy?
gpt
Who? Purdy? Him? I donno. I ain't seen him. I ain't seen him fer--it's goin' on a hell of a while. Last time I seen him----
human
Get up!
gpt
You've knocked out my teeth, he snivelled,
human
An' I ain't only just started. I'm goin' to knock out the rest of 'em, an' break the rest of your ribs--one at a time. You've got your guns on, why don't you shoot?
gpt
You'd kill me 'fore I c'd draw,
human
You've got me--exact. Stand on your feet--it's too far to reach when I want to hit you again.
gpt
Now you answer me--an' answer me straight. Every time you lie I'm goin' to knock you down--an' every time you drop, I'm goin' to kick you up again. Where's that girl?
human
Purdy's got her.
gpt
Where?
human
Over--over to the hang-out.
gpt
What hang-out?
human
Cass Grimshaw's--