"How far?"
"'Bout a mile."
"A mile!"
"That's what I said—a mile."
"Well, I'll be blanked!"
"Well, y' better be doing something besides standing here, 'r y' 'll freeze t' death. I'd go over to the Arteeshun House an' go t' bed if I was in your fix."
"Oh, y' would!"
"I would."
"Well, where is the Artesian House?"
"See them lights?"