Mr. C. Shall you keep the door shut? No, I say.
John. But, sir, a door must be either open or——
Mr. C. Don’t presume to argue with me, fellow!
John. But doesn’t it hold to reason that a door——
Mr. C. Silence, I say. Hold your tongue!
John. And I say that a door must be either open or shut. Now, how will you have it?
Mr. C. I have told you a thousand times, you provoking fellow—I have told you that I wished it—— But what do you mean by cross-questioning me, sir? Have you trimmed the grape-vine, as I ordered you?
John. I did that three days ago, sir.
Mr. C. Have you washed the carriage? Eh?