Now, Mr.Haley, you saw this yer gal when she landed ?" "To be sure,--plain as I see you." "And a man helpin' on her up the bank ?" said Loker.
"To be sure, I did." "Most likely," said Marks, "she's took in somewhere; but where, 's a question.

Tom, what do you say ?" "We must cross the river tonight, no mistake," said Tom.
"But there's no boat about," said Marks.

"The ice is running awfully, Tom; an't it dangerous ?" "Don'no nothing 'bout that,--only it's got to be done," said Tom, decidedly.
"Dear me," said Marks, fidgeting, "it'll be--I say," he said, walking to the window, "it's dark as a wolf's mouth, and, Tom--" "The long and short is, you're scared, Marks; but I can't help that,--you've got to go.

Suppose you want to lie by a day or two, till the gal 's been carried on the underground line up to Sandusky or so, before you start." "O, no; I an't a grain afraid," said Marks, "only--" "Only what ?" said Tom.
"Well, about the boat.

Yer see there an't any boat." "I heard the woman say there was one coming along this evening, and that a man was going to cross over in it.