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Chapter 11

           "Geehosofat!"againexclaimedthehunter,followinguphiscomplimentaryspeech,"IhevinmytimeseedwhatIthortwarsomeputtycritterso’thesheemalekindmyole’oomanherselfwarn’tsobad-lookin’whenIfastkimacrostherinKaintuckthetshewarn’t.ButIwillsaythis,MissLewaze:eftheputtiestbitso’allo’themwarclippedoutanthenjeinedthegitheragin,theywudn’tmakeupthethousanthparto’aangelsechasyou."

           "Ohohoh!MrStumpMrStump!I’mastonishedtohearyoutalkinthismanner.Texashasquiteturnedyouintoacourtier.Ifyougoonso,Ifearyouwillloseyourcharacterforplainspeaking!AfterthatIamsureyouwillstandinneedofaverybigdrink.Haste,Morinda!Ithinkyousaidyouwouldpreferwhisky?"

           "EfIdidn’tsayit,Ithunkit;anthatairaboutthesame.Yurright,miss,Iprefarthecornaforeanyo’themthurfurrinlickers;anIstickstoitwhuriverIkingitit.Texashain’tmadenoalterashuninmeinthemattero’lickerin’."

           "Mass’Tump,youithabmixwifwater?"inquiredFlorinda,comingforwardwithatumbleraboutone-halffullof"Monongahela."

           "No,gurl.Durnyurwater!Ihevhedenufo’thetsinceIstartedthismornin’.Ihain’thedatasteo’lickerthehuldayne’erasmuchasthesmello’it."

           "DearMrStump!surelyyoucan’tdrinkitthatway?Why,itwillburnyourthroat!Havealittlesugar,orhoney,alongwithit?"

           "Speilit,miss.

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