Well, that helps me to think the case ain't so hopeless as it looks.

You're all I got to meet this blow with, but maybe you ain't as poor material as I thought.

Your tellin' me about comin' within seven strips of the shop's record to-day looks to me like encouragin' information brought in at just about the right time.

Now, then, I'm goin' to give you a raise.

I wanted to send you straight on up through the shops--a year or two, maybe--but I can't do it.