"Hain't said that you hop'd the old maid would come out hunk?"
"No, sir!"
"Hain't said that Turtle was a jackass for pushin' on this 'ere suit?"
"No, sir!"
"Hain't thought he was?"
"Sir?"
"Pretty clus questions," said Mr. Tumbleton, balancing on one leg, and looking thoughtfully up at the ceiling.
"Now don't you think—and haven't you said, that Turtle was a jackass for pushin' on this suit?" inquired Ike, rising from his chair.
"No, sir!—haven't said any such thing."
"Don't you think he is, is the question, Mr. Tumbleton?"