THE EXCITED HORSE PLUNGED ALONG
"Hurt much?" he asked curtly, shaking the prostrate man by the shoulder.
"More scared than hurt, I reckon," replied Mr. Gossett. "What was that dog barking at just now?"
"He ain't used to seeing white folks in the dirt," Aaron explained.
"Who are you?" Mr. Gossett inquired.
"One," answered Aaron.
"Well, if I'd seen you a half hour ago I'd 'a' sworn you were Two." Mr. Gossett made this joke at his own expense, but Aaron did not understand it, and therefore could not appreciate it. So he said nothing.