"Humph! I reckon I do."
"Have you lived here long?"
"Reckon I have."
"Are those your cattle up on the divide?"
"I reckon they be."
"It must be awful lonesome for you here all by yourself. Do coyotes or wolves trouble you much? Whoa, Rowdy!"
"They're a plumb nuisance, Miss. Better kill off a few of 'em while you're here. I reckon you kin use yer gun."
"I reckon I can, a little," she replied.
"When I was in the war," he continued, "they had some sharpshooters along, but they wan't no wimmen among 'em. I reckon you're right handy with a gun."