"Ain't that a gait ?" "She is a charming girl," said John as old Jinny started off.
"She's the one I told you about that run off with my hoss," remarked David, "an' I alwus look after him fer her in the winter." "Yes, I know," said John.

"She was laughing about it to-day, and saying that you and she were great friends." "She was, was she ?" said David, highly pleased.

"Yes, sir, that's the girl, an', scat my -- --! if I was thirty years younger she c'd run off with me jest as easy--an' I dunno but what she could anyway," he added.
"Charming girl," repeated John rather thoughtfully.
"Wa'al," said David, "I don't know as much about girls as I do about some things; my experience hain't laid much in that line, but I wouldn't like to take a contract to match _her_ on any _limit_.

I guess," he added softly, "that the consideration in that deal 'd have to be 'love an' affection.' Git up, old lady," he exclaimed, and drew the whip along old Jinny's back like a caress.

The mare quickened her pace, and in a few minutes they drove into the barn..