"He'll be terrible happy if you're stalled here till you get a tow in somewhere." "It's your business to see that we aren't stalled," Mert snapped at him viciously.

"You've got to make the thing go.

You've got to!" "Well, I ain't the Almighty," Bud retorted acidly.

"I can't perform miracles while yuh wait." "Starting a cranky car doesn't take a miracle," whined Mert.

"Anybody that knows cars--" "She's no business to be a cranky car," Foster interposed pacifically.
"Why, she's practically new!" He stepped over a puddle and stood beside Bud, peering down at the silent engine.