“Give you the——”

“Never mind what you didn’t do—come out of that! What makes you all act so? What have I done?”

“You? Why you haven’t done anything. But——”

“Well, then, what have you got against me? What do you all treat me so for?”

“I—er—but haven’t you got anything against us?”

“Of course not. What put such a thing into your head?”

“Honor bright—you haven’t?

“Honor bright.”

“Swear it!”

“I don’t know what in the world you mean, but I swear it, anyway.”