"
With that Bet turned on her heel, and walked rapidly away. She had
said her say, and did not want to listen to any of Granger's ill-timed
comments.
Her quick steps soon took her out of the man's sight; he ground his
teeth, and, choking with rage, went to find Dent.
"I could prevent it," he said, as he concluded his story. "The gel's
not of age, so I could put my spoke in, and make it rare and troublesome
for her. I will, too, ef you'll only put me up to the straight tip,
Dent."
To Granger's surprise, Dent took all this information with wonderful
equanimity.
"I wouldn't try that on," he said. "Scarlett's of age, if the gel
ain't, and you'd have to make a deal of statements, and maybe more 'ud
come out than you'd like, and you mightn't gain your point in the end,
for there's lots of ways of being married, and once the knot was tied
you couldn't do nothing."
"You takes it mighty cool for one who wants the gel yourself," said
Granger, who felt ready to dance with vexation.
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