“So you are going back to the Lake?” she said, everything about her blazing with anger except her voice—that was still quiet.
He was silent.
“Well, why don't you answer me?”
“What's all this fuss about, Madge? I haven't gone yet.”
“Don't try to put me off. Have you told them you would go back?”
“I haven't told 'em a thing. I'm going around in a minute to see the Cap'n, and we 'll talk it over then.”
“And you have forgotten what you promised me?”
“No, I ain't forgot nothing. Look here, there ain't no use o' getting stagy about this. I ain't told him I 'll do it. I don't believe I will do it.”
“Why should you want to, Joe? Aren't you happy here? Aren't you making more money than you ever did on the Lake?”
“Why, of course.”