"But I'm afear'd." "What are you afraid of ?" said Frank, laughing.
"Why, if you'll excuse me, sir, that you'll only get laughed at." "That all!" said Frank.

"Laughter breaks no bones.

What are these men that we are going to see ?" "Why, one," said Lee, "is a young Jimmy (I beg your pardon, sir, an emigrant), the other two are old prisoners.

Now, see here.

These prisoners hate the sight of a parson above all mortal men.