human
What's the use of that? Dan asked petulantly.
gpt
You can be sure Jip Collins ain't anywhere 'round here, 'cause some of the fellers have told him what we said long before this, an' he'll give the place a wide berth.
human
You ain't sure he knows that I told 'Lish Davis 'bout the threats he was makin'.
gpt
Well, he didn't come last night, an' you was the one that said he wouldn't dare to show his nose 'round.
human
I know it; but somehow or other, Dan, it seems as if we ought'er look out a little sharper, 'cause he might be fool enough to try such a game.
gpt
An' if he did after tellin' everybody about it, he'd go up the river ten or fifteen years, sure--I ain't certain but that it would be a life sentence.
human
Yes, I know all that, Dan, but Jip ain't the kind of a feller to figger on sich things, an' if he gets a notion right solid in his head, there's no knowin' how big a fool he might make of himself, so let's go out an' have a look 'round.