“Well, what did you think about that?” said the miller.
“I thought it was a piece of meddling with my practice,” replied the doctor. “It kept me out of a five-dollar fee.”
“But it was wonderful,” said the miller.
“No, it wasn't wonderful,” replied the doctor.
The miller spoke slowly. She nodded her head between each word.
“To cure a man's shoulder that was smashed, just by takin' hold of his arm, wouldn't that be a wonder?”
“Yes,” said the doctor, “that would be a hell of a wonder,”
“Well,” said the woman, “didn't the School-teacher do it?”
“No, he didn't do it,” replied the doctor. “Then you don't think 't's so, about the School-teacher fixin' Sol's shoulder?”
“Yes, I know it's so,” replied the doctor.