"Na, you slip up!"
"You're de littlest an' makes less fuss," she argued.
"Yes, but you'se de biggest an' you las' de longest in er scrimmage——"
"Ah, go on!" she commanded, getting behind Andy and suddenly pushing him into the room.
He rushed back into her arms, but she pushed him firmly on:
"G'long, I tell ye, fool, an' see what he's doin'. I back ye up."
Andy balked and she pressed him another step:
"G'long!"
He motioned her to come closer, whispering:
"Ef yer gwine ter stan' by me, for de Lawd's sake stan' by me—don't stan' by de do'!"