"Be the mortial, an' that's a good advice, Mike, if I can but folly it. This love is a mighty quare affection, ain't it?"
"Thremendious. I had it oncet myself."
"How did you ketch it?"
"I didn't ketch it at all. I took it natural."
"And did you ever get cured, Mike? Tell us."
"Complately."
"How?"
"I got married."
"Oh! let us go to work."