"And you mean to be as good as your word?"
"I do."
"And she has promised to have you?"
"She hove."
"More nor once or twice?" To this proposition Crumb found it only necessary to bob his head. "You're ready,—and willing?"
"I om."
"You're wishing to have the banns said without any more delay?"
"There ain't no delay 'bout me;—never was."
"Everything is ready in your own house?"
"They is."