Sure as you live, Elnora has grown bigger on knocks than she would on love." "I don't s'pose there ever was a very fine point to anything but I missed it," said Wesley, "because I am blunt, rough, and have no book learning to speak of.

Since you put it into words I see what you mean, but it's dinged hard on Elnora, just the same.

And I don't keep out.
I keep watching closer than ever.

I got my slap in the face, but if I don't miss my guess, Kate Comstock learned her lesson, same as I did.
She learned that I was in earnest, that I would haul her to court if she didn't loosen up a bit, and she'll loosen.

You see if she doesn't.