"Sue?"
"Well, William."
"Do you think you could get along without the tongs?"
"I do get along without them; they are out to the shop the greater part of the time; I haven't had 'em in my hands, except out there, this three weeks."
"But could you do without 'em altogether?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Because I can make a pair of blacksmith's tongs of 'em."
"Take 'em, husband."
"Could you get along without the fire-shovel?"