Think of it--to see his fine honest acting turned into good old Buckeye slap-stick! Can't you get that?
How'd you like to think you were playing Romeo, and act your heart out at it, and then find out they'd slipped in a cross-eyed Juliet in a comedy make-up on you?
Well, you can laugh, but maybe it won't be funny to him.

Honest, Jeff, that kid gets me under the ribs kind of.

I hope he takes it standing up, and goes good and crazy mad." "I'll know what to say to him if he does that.

If he takes it the other way, lying down, I'll be too ashamed ever to look him in the eye again.
Say, it'll be like going up to a friendly baby and soaking it with a potato masher or something." "Don't worry about it, Kid.

Anyway, it won't be your fault so much as mine.