Suddenly, to his amazement, Amos took hold of his coat. “Look a’ here, Jim,” said he.
“Well?”
“Do you know anything about that strange woman that’s boardin’ to Mis’ Solomon Black’s?”
“How in creation should I know anything about her?”
“Hev you seen her?”
“I saw her at the fair tonight.”
“The fair at my house?”
“Don’t know of any other fair.”
“Well, what do you think of her?”
“Don’t think of her.”