Lon. Oh, no!

Seth. Yuh don't want Ma t' heve it, does yuh?

Lon. When I burned that bath-house I didn't sleep good fur a couple o' nights. I dreamed o' the sheriff.

Seth. Nobody knows but me. An' nobody'll know yuh an' me set fire t' Pa's old place.

Lon. Yuh swear yuh won't never tell?

Seth [raising his right hand]. I swear.

Lon. Yuh won't never try an' make out I done it next time we run agin each other fur district school-inspector?

Seth [raising his right hand]. I swear. 'Cause if I kin't have Pa's old place, no one kin.

Lon. Got matches?

Seth. Yes. An' Pa's kerosene-can's got 'bout a pint in it. [Takes the can from the bottom shelf.]