"Only a minute ago I heard you call him a gol darn fool!" Hardy triumphantly reminded him.
"There you are," said Gilbert, addressing his uncle. "That's what you get—"
"Do you think I want my darter to marry a gol darn fool?" Hardy fired back at the old man.
Uncle Henry was flabbergasted, completely done for, for the moment. "Well, what the—" But he could get no farther.
Jasper Hardy looked at Gilbert, "Well, now that's settled."
Uncle Henry butted in once more. "You won't let her?"
"Let her what?" A pair of steely eyes were fixed on the questioner.
"Marry him. Won't you?"
"Of course not. What are you talking about, you old fool?"