"Said he cut his father?"
"No, no, no; said he cut down his apple tree."
"George's apple tree?"
"No, no; his father's."
"Oh!"
"He said—"
"His father said?"
"No, no, no; George said, 'Father, I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet.' And his father said, 'Noble boy, I would rather lose a thousand apple trees than have you tell a lie.'"
"George did?"
"No, his father said that."