"Gracious king, course I know! You've told me that no less than ten times. But WHERE was it? On the boards? On the floor?"
"Eh? . . . Oh, . . . oh, seems to me 'twas on the floor."
"Don't you KNOW 'twas on the floor?"
"Why . . . why, yes, sartin."
"Then what made you say 'seems as if' it was there?"
"Oh, . . . oh, I don't know. Land sakes, Sam, what are you askin' me all these questions for?"
"Just for fun, I guess. I'm interested, naturally. Tell me some more. How was the money—all together, or kind of scattered 'round?"
"Eh? . . . Oh, all together."
"Sure of that?"
"Course I'm sure of it. I can see it just as plain as day, now I come to think of it. 'Twas all together, in a heap like."