Wiggins. How long have you been in this condition?
Greenbax. Awful bad condition. I went over shoes in mud getting here.
Wiggins. Oh, pshaw! what’s to be done with him? (Still louder.) Does your deafness increase?
Greenbax. Hey?
Wiggins (shouting). Do you keep getting worse?
Greenbax. Oh, yes! I keep a horse,—fast one, too.
Wiggins. I am speaking about your ear.
Greenbax. Yes, I’ve had him about a year. He has the heaves a little.
Wiggins (shouting). I’m talking about you—you—you!
Greenbax. Me! oh, no! I never had the heaves.