He ain't the idiot; the idiots are you and me.

We was both of us out of sorts this mornin', I guess--I know I was--and then you come along and we talked and--and, well, we both went into this foolish, ridiculous, awful piece of silliness without stoppin' to figger out whether we really wanted to, or whether we was liable to get along together, or anything else.

Caleb, I've been wantin' to say this for the last hour or more--now I'm goin' to say it: You turn that horse's head around and start right home again." Mr.Hammond shook his head.
"No," he said.
"I say yes.

I don't want to marry you and I don't believe you want to marry me.

Now do you--honest ?" Caleb was silent for a full minute.