human
Know Filkins and Beadle?
gpt
Know 'em? thunder, yes.
human
How long?
gpt
Ever sin' the year one.
human
Ever heard Beadle say anything about Filkins?
gpt
Heard her say she thought she run'd too much arter Elik Timberlake.
human
Anything, Seth, about Filkins' character?
gpt
Now what do you 'spose I know about Filkins' character? Much as I can do to look arter my own wimmin.
human
But have you heard _Beadle say_ anything about Filkins' character?
gpt
Heard her say once she was a good enough-er-sort-a body when she was a-mind-er-be.
human
Anything else?
gpt
Shan't answer; hain't had my regular fees paid as witness.
human
Shan't do it, not so long as my name is Bolles.
gpt
W-h-e-w!
human
Order! order!
gpt
Whew! whew! whew _uo-uo-uo_! who's afraid of a justice of the peace?
human
Beadle say anything else? and he said
gpt
Yes! I know her to be an orful critter!
human
What has she done?
gpt
What hain't she? She's lied about me, and about Elder Dobbin's folks, and said how that when the singing-master boarded at our house, she seed lights in the sitting-room till past three--the orful critter!
human
But what have you heard her say about Philista Filkins?
gpt
O! everything that's bad. She don't never say anything that's good 'bout nobody. She's allers talking. There ain't nobody in the settlement she hain't slandered. She even abused old Deacon Snipes' horse--the orful critter!
human
But what did she say about _Philista Filkins_?
gpt
What do you want me to say she said? I hain't got any doubt she's called her everything she could think on. Didn't she, Philist_y_?
human
Did she say she warn't no better than she ought to be?
gpt
Did she? well, she did, and that very few people were.
human
Stop! stop! exclaimed Ike,
gpt
She did, for Philista told me so; and she wouldn't lie for the whole race of Beadles.