Hezekiah. Come here, and let me see if you ain’t a ghost. (Sally lays carbines behind the box and rushes to embrace Hez.)
Barney. Give us a taste er that.
Hezekiah. You git out. There ain’t enough ter go round. (Sally tries to unfasten irons.)
Barney. Oh don’t you spread yourself. I have one er thim. (Turns away.)
Sal. (hunting round for axe.) Hain’t ye got no axe, Hez.?
Hezekiah. ’Taint no use, Sal. Them irons can’t be broke.
Sally. You git out, Hez. You jest show me where they keep the axe.
Hezekiah. They don’t leave no axes round here. If ye had one, ye’d get up such a noise, old Hood and the whole coop would be down here whoopin’.
Sally. I got the whole caboodle asleep with opium.
Hezekiah. ’Taint no use, Sal. That Keele Brightly said we was spies, and we’re goin ter get shot at daylight. (Sally speechless with astonishment.)