"We'll settle it now. How much am I to get?"
"You'll be satisfied with——"
"One-half."
"What, Simpson! You want one-half—a half!"
"Yes, a half."
"But you did not work for it; it came from my corn and my whisky."
"It belongs to Jerry now. If we find it, we take one-half each."
"Wants one-half of it, my! my!"
"Yes, one-half."
"Won't a fourth do?"