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.]