? ? ? ? When she said that, I see I was out of the woods again, and so I was comfortable and glad. Next, she says:
? ? ? ? "Do you go to church, too?"
? ? ? ? "Yes- regular."
? ? ? ? "Where do you set?"
? ? ? ? "Why, in our pew."
? ? ? ? "Whose pew?"
? ? ? ? "Why, ourn- your Uncle Harvey's."
? ? ? ? "His'n? What does he want with a pew?"
? ? ? ? "Wants it to set in. What did you reckon he wanted with it?"
? ? ? ? "Why, I thought he'd be in the pulpit."
? ? ? ? Rot him, I forgot he was a preacher. I see I was up a stump again, so I played another chicken bone and got another think. Then I says:
? ? ? ? "Blame it, do you suppose there ain't but one preacher to a church?"
? ? ? ? "Why, what do they want with more?"
? ? ? ? "What!- to preach before a king? I never see such a girl as you.
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