"It do. Luck takes a turn times when things look dreadful hopeless. Straight wire. I tell you I've watched the water o' nights, and thought about settling things up. And then, like a cow to a new-dropped calf, you fellows came along to liven things."
"We came along one day and found you here, and now all the roads on Kaloona run lean to Pelican Pool. Molly, do you know all you have done? Think, Molly, a moment. Have you kind word for my friend, Mick O'Neill? Or for Mr. King driving through the heat from Surprise?"
"Good enough for them what they get."
"Don't you believe in love?"
"Mr. Power, you are too fond of questions. I shall be giving you the rod soon to hold. Don't you think a girl may have a bit of fun? It's awful hard when a man likes you to tell him to clear out. Wake up, Mister; you are awful dilly sometimes. What do you see in the water to stare at?"
"Every 'yes' spoken now will take a deal of unspeaking later on. Tell me, are you a little fond of Mick?"
"I reckon there's a bite. Look at the float, and the water rippling."
"That bite can wait your answer."
"He's a good figure of a man, isn't he?"
"He is."