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I asked you, Ben.

Why should a man burden himself with a wife when he can buy such a woman, huh?

A friend, effort.

You're a terrible man.

But you'd better not be forgetting.

Jesus served him.

Not a slave.

I know why, too, for you to tell the difference.

One's good money has been paid.

He's young, you say?

Young, oh, yes, yes.

And full of womenly fudge himself.

How tall?

One color's in hell.

Oh, any good time.

You'll see, or you'll see her.

But she's a rise.

I can challenge you that, yes.

Kind of a woman that a man dreams of when he's out there alone.

Oh, one's good to a fella.

Hey, you stood just for me.

Stop that, Colonel Rock.

An error man said boo to him.

He'd quiver and he'd cry.

But once he tipped the tanker, it was a sight to see.

I'll swear he whipped a fella.

Three times a size of me saw a lift.

The tankers, I don't know why.

I'll lift the tanker.

I'll lift the tanker.

Well, why?

Because they don't like the sound of your voice.

That's why.

That's a reason.

I'll lift the tanker, time a boy.

Lift the tanker, time.

Don't you worry about it.

Didn't much strike the sound of that to neither.

Josh, don't fight him.

You don't stand a chance.

I've seen him kill six million brawls like this.

I ain't gonna be the seventh.

Don't be a fool.

Just stand back.

Here.

Hold my money, Ben.

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Fire polity of the crown.

This auction is about to commence.

Hey!

Well, that's too bad.

We're gonna have to settle this later.

After I tend to some important business.

All right, give me back me 50 pounds.

And you.

Don't go away, Sonny, will ya, huh?

I ain't going anywhere.

You can thank your own luck.

You didn't have to finish that fight.

You can take my advice and get out here just as far as you can go.

Yeah, that's something I'm gonna have to think about.

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Twenty pounds once, twenty pounds twice.

So, to the gentleman for a time of three years, five months and three days.

And now for something special.

Here she is, here she is now.

Look you here!

This be Sarah Wadsworth.

Now you don't need my words to tell you what a buy she is.

She's struggling.

She's struggling.

She's struggling.

She's struggling.

She's struggling.

Now you don't need my words to tell you what a buy she is.

She's strong.

She's educated.

And she's pretty.

You need a fat increase to get her reference.

What I have, and I have it.

And besides all this, she's indentured for a term of five years, two months, and fifteen

days.

The bidding will start at twenty-five pounds.

Twenty-six.

Twenty-seven.

Twenty-nine.

Thirty.

Thirty.

Thirty pounds!

I have thirty pounds!

Will you say thirty-one's?

Thirty-one!

Thirty-two!

Thirty-two pounds!

Who'd say thirty-three pounds?

Thirty-three million dollars.

Thirty-four!

Thirty-six!

Forty pounds!

Thirty four!

Thirty-four!

Thirty-five!

Thirty pounds!

Thirty pounds!

Thirty pounds!

40 pounds, who'll say 41?

All right then, 40 pounds once, 40 pounds twice.

40 pounds and one pounds.

41 pounds.

I'm bid 41 pounds, who'll say 42?

Then 41 once, 41 twice.

41 pounds and one pounds.

42 pounds and one pounds.

45 pounds and one pounds.

Josh, are you out of your mind?

He chatted me to a fight, didn't he?

I figured this would hurt him a lot more than what he's used to.

45 and one pounds, 45 and one pencil, say 46.

46 pounds and one pounds.

Josh!

Look, you heard him say you had 50 pounds, didn't you?

I'll stop whenever better, that's gone.

46 and one pencil, say 47.

Josh, you're gonna end up dead or have a serpent girl,

or both if that's possible.

47 pounds, and one pounds.

49 pounds.

49 pounds and two pounds.

I keep, I have no more money.

I'll kill him, I'll kill you, I'll kill you.

Let me, let me, let me, let me.

Kill him to where he said he had 50 pounds.

He said he had 50 pounds.

Best year I ever had two.

I was gonna relax and join myself, maybe by a piece of land, now it's gone.

But you did it to save me, does not mean anything?

I did it for a stupid joke and to teach some fellow a lesson.

I didn't even look around and see what I've been known until it's too late.

Now thanks to you, I got a trap all winter even after the cold sets in.

You see these?

That's all I got left in the world.

Here you might as well have them too.

Now I'm gone, get, you're free.

I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused you.

I really am.

Oh, it wasn't your fault.

Besides you got your freedom, I guess that's worth something.

My freedom.

I just turned you loose, didn't I?

Yes, but I don't want it.

You don't?

No, I don't have any money.

No place to go.

Well, you don't expect to stay with me for the next five years.

Yes, I do.

Tarnation, what kind of a fool do you think people think I am?

Trapping in the wilderness with a servant girl lolly gagging along with me.

I won't be any trouble. I'll even learn how to trap.

I can cook and I can sew. I'll keep you things neat.

I don't want my things neat.

You wouldn't sell me, would you?

Of course I would if I could buy a thing.

Oh, please don't. Please don't.

I don't care what your reasons were for buying me.

But that man that you saved me from back there,

the way he looked at me, made me want to die.

People are like that all over, but you're different.

I could see that you're kind and you're strong.

Oh, don't you see? I don't want to leave you.

Now, there's going to be a way out of this.

What would you do if you were a little bit too old?

There's going to be a way out of this.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

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How did you find me?

Right behind you all the way.

You was.

I didn't think you'd leave me like that.

What did you expect me to do?

This is the way I lived, the biggest part of the year.

Now, it ought to be plain that I got no use for a servant girl.

But you have me.

Whether you have any use for me or not.

And you're going to follow me all the way to Boone's borough?

Yes.

You got your mind all made up to that?

Well, there could be some other reasons I might mention.

But one thing's very plain.

I'm your servant and it is my duty to follow you wherever you go.

Oh, no.

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Oh.

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Oh.

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Oh.

Oh.

Well, let's have a look at it.

Oh, just a scrape.

It's not going to hold me back.

It had you do it.

Oh.

There.

I'm all ready.

Ready for what?

To go on.

Well, maybe you're ready, but I'm played out.

You are?

Gell, you are something different.

I am.

Well, I said you was, didn't I?

Get a fire started at the time I get back.

Where are you going?

I'm going to go get some more water.

You're not going to leave me again, are you?

If I was going to leave you, I wouldn't leave all that.

I'll just get busy.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Oh, no, no.

Oh, no, no, no.

Oh, Josh.

Oh, Josh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, look out!

Oh, Josh! I'm Josh, get out!

Now, why did you have to go and do that?

Oh...

Well, I mean, I could... I could have taken...

I got to take care of him, it's just...

We better tie him up.

He'll get loose in a little bit, but we'll be gone by then.

Now, that's not the life for me.

That ain't the life for me.

I go where I want to do what I will.

Now, that's the life for me.

I once knew a fella,

slaved all his life at twelve hungry yummin' and a nagging old wife.

His brow was all furred, his back was all bent.

But before he was forty, his life was all spent,

and that ain't the life for me.

Now, that's not the life for me.

I'll go where I want to do what I will.

That's the life for me.

Yeah, I'll go where I want to do what I will.

That's the life for me.

That smells awful good.

Fried rabbit.

Rabbit!

I don't remember shooting old rabbit.

It didn't.

Well, don't tell me to just walk down to camp and give itself up.

No. I set a snare for it.

Then I was going to teach you how to trap.

I learned things real fast.

I'll say you do.

I don't remember having started to teach you.

Your supper's ready.

Thanks.

Wain't you gonna eat?

It's not proper.

What ain't proper?

For a servant to eat with the master.

That's downright ridiculous.

That's what my first master taught me.

Well, I ain't your first master.

And I don't hold with things like that.

As a matter of fact, I ain't your second master either.

I belong to you.

Would you stop saying that?

You're an unfortunate accident. Now, go on and eat.

Yes, master.

And stop looking at me like that.

You could ruin a man's appetite.

How was I looking at you?

Well, trying to...

How do I know how you're looking at me?

Go on, eat.

Yes, master.

My name's Josh.

Yes, Josh.

Josh Clemons.

Yes, Josh Clemons.

Well, it is good.

I'm glad you like it.

If fellow wasn't careful, he could kind of get to like it.

Go on, eat. We gotta get out here any more.

Afternoon. How do you do?

We're heading north. We've got some fixing to do on the wagon.

Figured we'd stay over there too.

Well, over there, but the blacksmith shop would be a handy place.

Put you close to the well.

Much obliged to you.

You're welcome.

Please.

Hello, Josh.

Hi, Josh.

Simon?

How's everything, Josh?

Well, it's fine.

Come on, boy. We got work to do.

Hello, Josh.

Yes, man.

Yeah.

Coming in.

I kind of surprised to see you here, Josh.

That's all.

Why is that?

Well, I thought you saw through for the season.

Well, I guess I ain't.

If you're down around.

Over at the cabin.

Figured I'm talking to him a bit later.

Well, uh, he's over there.

Anything I can do for you?

You got new rooms?

Just one.

Just one?

Just one.

I'll take it.

The second one on the left there and the door is open.

I didn't know he got married, Josh.

Eight married.

This is my servant girl.

I'm not going to ruin everything for you, haven't I?

Not yet, you ain't.

That's why I'm going to go see Dennel.

Here, you don't know what to do.

Mr. Josh, I'd say you have a little problem.

Well, I don't see nothing funny about it.

I can't help you see the Uber.

I don't see why they got us to be outside.

Because I don't want to hear him mooning and gawking over every word I say.

That's why.

Well, I think it's in Hawaii.

Well, it may be implied, but I've got a few things to talk over to you and I want to do it in private.

What do you expect us to say?

Well, you must have some ideas.

I can't say that I didn't.

Hello. Hello.

What are you doing?

Waiting.

My name is Israel.

My name's Sarah.

You like raccoons?

You never thought too much about them.

You're fun.

Pa, look what I found.

That's a fine looking raccoon, son.

Josh!

How old are you?

Do you want to hold you?

A little later, maybe.

What kind of girl is Sarah?

I don't call you.

I know she's young and pretty, but what's she like?

Oh, she's kind of smart and hard working.

Nice enough in many ways, I suppose.

She likes raccoons, too.

She does.

Israel, we're trying to have grown up talking here.

You suppose you could go outside until we're finished?

Suppose, so.

Pa?

Isn't Sarah grown up?

Yes, son. She sure is.

Why does she have to wait outdoors?

Israel, do what your father says.

Yes, ma'am.

Bye.

Bye.

Josh, I guess what I'm trying to say is,

how do you feel about Sarah?

I don't feel no way about her.

It's the way she feels about me, is the problem.

Well, how do you mean?

I don't know, I mean, she is out of her head in love with me,

is how I mean, you never see nothing like it.

She wasn't just stuck on me, I guess I could sneak off some place in labor,

but her feeling the way she does, I just couldn't do that to anybody.

Well, that's why you haven't tried to sell her.

All I gotta do is mention that, and she goes all the pieces.

Well, then you do feel something for her.

Well, then away, maybe I do.

Nothing meaningful.

I just don't want nothing bad to happen to her, that's all.

Are you sure that's all?

What in tarnation are you trying to say, Becky?

All right.

All right.

Ever since you arrived with that girl, Boomsboro's been humming with gossip.

Mm-hmm.

Much a busy body.

Well, now that's not exactly true, Josh.

There are other people concerned about, sir.

No?

Boomsboro's a small place, but we have certain customs,

and we have certain moral ideas.

They say an ain't moral?

Of course not.

You gotta look at it from their point of view.

A young girl, a young girl, a young girl,

living with a single man.

Well, I just don't think it's gonna be tolerated for very long.

All right. What am I gonna do?

Well, that's the reason I wanna know how you felt about Sarah.

Seems to me that you have two choices open to you.

Saller...

or Marrier.

Marrier!

Oh, it's only my opinion.

Well, I ain't Marryin' nobody.

You're not gonna be a man.

Well, I ain't Marryin' nobody. You hear?

Nobody!

Well, then, Josh, it seems to me like you better find yourself a buyer.

Real quick.

Now, I'm off for this here, servant girl.

Sarah Wadsworth to the highest bidder.

I brought her here to Boomsboro,

because you folks are given to be a bit kinder than most.

And so she could find a good home to work out her and dad in this for the next five years.

Now, you don't need to take my work, but what a good buy she is.

Because you can see she's strong and educated and...

...perdy.

Well, they poor girl.

I never thought he'd do a thing like this.

Isn't Josh like her?

Of course he does.

Now, if you used to know what I paid for and what I'm willing to sell her for,

then you'd know that the only thing that I'm interested in is finding Sarah a good home.

So, we're gonna start to bedin' off it.

One pound.

Sure it don't seem like much.

Well, if I had it, I'd sure paid.

One pound! Do I hear one pound?

Don't nobody want her?

Come on, boy.

Best not get involved.

But, grandpa...

Come on.

What? Don't tell me you think a pound's too high.

But who's the first better?

Simon. Simon. How about you?

Not interested.

Well, but think what I help it be to your wife.

No more slavin' from down to dark?

Matthew.

Your wife wouldn't have to do any more scrubbing or cleanin' or takin' care of the youngin'?

That's exactly what I want my wife to be doin'.

And if we don't keepin' busy, there'll be no risk for us at all.

But I'm practically givin' her away.

These are her papers. I paid her on the 50 pounds bar.

And I'm just askin' what?

Can't you understand we don't want no servin' girl?

Such an addict.

How about you?

Now, you ain't got there reasons. You gotta play some business.

There wouldn't be kind of nice to have a servin' girl around to keep her.

Keep things tidied up nice and for practically nothin' too.

Hey, you gonna tell me that don't appeal to you?

Why?

Well, there.

But I ain't buyin' her neither.

Why?

Because I don't enjoy breakin' young girl's hearts. That's why...

Any fool can see she worships ya.

And I expect if you's honest with yourself, you might feel a little bit that way about her yourself.

I don't.

And why's everybody so all fired ain't just to tell me how I feel?

Because it's red all over your face. That's why.

Wait a minute. I'll tell you what. I'll tell ya.

I'm gonna let you start to bed. Do I hear a bed?

Wait! Ain't anybody gonna bed nothin'?

I just don't understand it.

Well, I suppose if you took her back to Salem, Dahl, she and that other fella'd get her.

Him or somebody like him, and I couldn't let that happen.

You know, Josh, I think you care a lot more about Sarah than you were admitting.

So everybody keeps telling me.

I don't know what you're saying, but I'm not saying anything about her.

I don't know what you're saying.

But so everybody keeps telling me.

Sarah?

Sarah, dear, you can stay with us. Until the wedding.

The wedding?

Sarah! You're not going out.

I was only going for a little stroll.

That's not the safest thing for a woman to do alone.

We're pretty much in the middle of the wilderness here.

I know. I wasn't gonna go very far, only to wear Josh's.

Yeah. I miss not being near him.

I know his friends are giving him a party, so I won't disturb him.

Well, that's all right.

Josh is a mighty lucky man.

But be careful. I will.

Here's to you, Josh.

Here's to you, Josh.

It's a lonely world you're leaving, Josh.

And the noisy one you're going to.

What do you say?

Why, why, she's a fine, quiet girl, right, dental?

Seems to be.

They're all quiet before the wedding.

Right!

You all right, boy?

I'm just thinking, Grandpa.

We're gonna be needing some more water.

I'll get it a minute.

There you are, Josh.

Aww.

You don't expect me to sing.

Oh, come on, Josh.

Watch a celebration without a song, huh?

Yeah.

But if you don't mind, I am just not in the mood.

Aww.

Come on, Josh. Man, it's in some kind of mood.

From the minute he's born.

Now, you just find a song that fits yours.

I'm sorry.

Man was born to be free as the wind.

With a mountain and rivers and trees as his friend.

To follow a path just to see where it ends.

A man ain't a man, lest he's free.

A man like the wind don't tear he for long.

He's gone in a moment like the world.

Words of a song.

Love's meant for some men, but love's not for me.

I'm a taster of honey, not a keeper of bees.

An animal caged is a sad thing to see.

For God and his wisdom.

He created him free.

And the arms of a woman will never hold me.

Because a man ain't a man, lest he's free.

Yes, a man was born to be free as the wind.

With a mountain and rivers and trees as his friend.

An animal caged is a sad thing to see.

For God and his wisdom.

He created him free.

Good evening.

Just getting some water.

A man ain't a man, lest he's free.

Yes, a man was born to be free as the wind.

With a mountain and rivers and trees as his friend.

To follow a path just to see where it ends.

Because a man ain't a man, lest he's free.

It's alright.

If you don't mind, I think I'll get some air.

Well, I think I'll have no drink.

You followed me again.

I was just out for an even stroll.

And you just happened to walk here.

I'm sorry.

Come on, I'll walk you to the cabin.

I'm sorry.

Judge, you gotta get up. Get up to sleep.

And he's gonna kill him. Get up, Judge. Please.

Get up.

What happened?

Smell friends from Salem.

Lock him up in his store and come on.

Bart.

Bart.

Are you hurt, boy?

I'm alright, Grandpa.

Are you alright, man?

Yes, I'm fine.

Thank you.

That better?

Yeah, it'd be a whole lot better when you get that full.

Where's Sarah?

Inside, ten, and that young feller.

You don't see it, she gets home alright.

Alright.

Line him up in front of me, sense of nattice, and keep him coming.

I got a whole lot to think through.

That hurt?

Yeah, I guess a little.

You know, it's strange, you and your Grandpa leaving tomorrow.

I'll probably never see you again.

Yeah, it's strange, alright.

You're getting married and all that.

Yeah.

See you in ice fall.

Oh, yes.

Yeah, well, of course he is now a girl like you wouldn't choose a man or wasn't.

No.

Anyways, I...

You should do one who wish you all the best.

Thank you.

How's Josh?

Oh, he'll be alright.

It's a fine thing you do.

Well, I guess I wasn't really very much ill.

I'm not sure I would agree with you on that, but we all appreciate it.

Sarah, if you're ready, I'll walk you back.

I guess I am.

Thank you.

Bye.

Nice meeting you, man.

Sarah.

Sarah.

My name is Bart.

Bart Kool.

Pleasure to know you, Mr. Gull.

Stay in here.

Oh, your coat's torn.

Oh, well, now that's nothing.

I'll mend it for you.

Well, now don't go to any trouble because of me.

I can fix it myself.

No, no, really, I'd like to.

Besides, I'd like to thank you somehow more than two.

Besides, I'd like to thank you somehow more than just saying it.

It's a little enough after what you've done.

Well, now, if you really want to, I would.

I would.

I'd not be much obliged.

If you could stop by in the morning, I'll have it ready for you.

Alright, I'll do that.

Good.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Good night.

Good night.

Night, Bart.

Night, Mr. Boone.

Josh, you look terrible.

You would do if you'd spent a night in a tree.

Where?

What were you doing up in a tree?

I don't know.

That's just where I was when I woke up.

You know, I'll get you something.

You know, in a way, I resent that guy in the fear no way he did last night in helping Sarah out and off.

Why?

Because if it hadn't been for him, my problems with that girl would be over.

She just wouldn't be here anymore.

Josh Clemens.

Soft, Becky.

Soft.

Here.

Drink this.

Take her all down.

One big gulp.

Home remedy.

It's made out of a snake venom.

I know it tastes awful.

But a spoonful will cure a sick stomach.

A spoonful?

Well, you gave me a home.

Well, don't that beat all?

Worked, didn't it?

I do believe it is.

It's amazing.

Thank you very much, Adam.

Well, you're welcome.

Word, Sarah.

Outside.

You probably walked right past her.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You're right past her.

So she is.

You know, I guess I could do a whole lot worse.

Either she's trailing me around like a puppy dog or sitting out there dreaming about me.

Why don't you go out and say hello?

She's probably worried about you.

Josh?

Sarah?

Oh.

How are you feeling?

Oh, fine.

Morning.

Morning, Bart.

Josh?

Hello, sir.

Morning.

Hey, I don't know if I thanked you proper for last night, but I sure do this morning.

I know.

I'm the one that's grateful if you hadn't taken care of that fellow.

I'd like to get killed.

But I still thank you.

So I'm glad to do it.

How's the head?

Well, I think it'll hear you.

You coat's fixed.

Hey, now, look at that.

You can hardly tell it was ripped.

Thank you.

You're telling your tour getting married?

So where about it keeps telling me?

I sure do wish you the best.

When are you and your grandpa leaving?

Oh, in fact, is he's probably back there waiting on me right now.

I guess I better get back.

I guess so.

Well, sure nice meeting you, folks.

Long work, Mr. Boone.

Hi, Bart.

Bye, Josh.

Bye, sir.

Goodbye.

You nervous, sort of fellow, ain't it?

Well, I'm going to go chop some wood.

A dandel.

Sarah, why don't you see if you can have back here?

Dandel?

I've got to have a few words with you.

Well, for a fellow that's so anxious to talk, you sure not doing much.

Yeah, I guess not.

Of course that's all right with me.

Dandel, I've always been a man of a word.

Yes, you have.

And I ain't stay like that.

Now, I give my word to Sarah that I'd marry her and I will.

But now there's a voice down inside of me, keeps yelling and hollering against it and saying it's wrong.

You know me.

I'm a man of the free outdoors.

Always was, always want to be and a wife to me.

It just don't seem natural.

Dandel, can you think of any way out of this thing?

Josh, I've noticed that certain women sometimes come to respect a man, almost as much as they do.

And women are kind of funny.

Sometimes they'll give up the most important thing in the world to them, if it's right for the man.

Now Sarah strikes me as that kind.

So maybe if you went to her and talked to her, told her how you feel, you never know.

Maybe she'll come up with the answers you're looking for.

Dandel, you don't know her.

I just wind up breaking her heart all over again.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Here, this sort of dude.

Sit down.

I still don't understand why we have to come so far just to talk.

Well, it's cause if you start crying and carrying on, I figure out how to be the only woman.

You start crying and carrying on. I figure out how to be the only one to hear it.

Sarah, this is going to be hard for me to say, and it's going to be hard for you to hear.

But sometimes a woman can respect a man just as much as she loves him, and she might be willing to give up the thing that she wants the most.

Josh, what are you trying to say?

I said, I said I'd marry you. And I will, if that's the way you gotta have it, but that ain't the way I want it.

It's not what I want either.

If you can give me one good reason how you could stand to spend...

Josh, did you hear what I just said?

What?

I don't want to get married to you either.

You don't?

No.

Why?

Why?

Just cause.

You mean you just stopped loving a man just like that, any time you were reminded.

I...

I never knew what love was.

Strong as I ever felt about a man was the way I felt about you.

But that wasn't love.

Boy, you beat all.

Now, I don't understand what you're getting so angry about.

You don't?

No.

I mean, after all, if I don't love you and I don't want to get married to you, well, isn't that what you wanted all along?

Well, yeah. But a man don't like to have his pride stomped all over.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry.

We're right back where we started.

I can't sell you and I can't turn you loose.

Well, that... that might not be so true anymore.

Well, you mean.

Bard, and his grandpappy are going north.

And I thought, well, maybe, that they might be willing to...

Bard, I knew he'd been acting awful nervous.

Be mighty proud to help the young lady out, but we don't have no money.

I kind of figured that.

That's why I brought down on Becky along as witnesses.

I guess you wouldn't mind having Sarah along on the trip, would you, Bard?

Well, not Josh, you know I would...

How much you figure she's worth?

Well, I didn't...

Know what I paid for her?

Near 50 pounds.

If you had 50 pounds, you think she'd be worth it?

Well, not sure, Wood, but I don't have any.

You were pretty fair shot with a rifle.

Come here.

Come here.

You see that lamb sticking out on the tree, the one that's kind of squiggly in band?

If we used to keep shooting at it, would you bet 50 pounds which one of us could hit it first?

Of course, I ain't got no money.

So, if I was to lose, I'd have to turn over to you the only thing that I got that's worth 50 pounds.

Which happens to be Sarah?

I'll shoot first.

Well, not Josh, wait a minute. I mean, what happens if I lose?

Somehow, I just don't think that's going to happen.

So long, Vark.

Josh, you know the way you shoot, I hope you don't run into any Indians.

So long.

Bye.

Josh, I got to hand it to you. You did a fine job solving that problem.

Thank you, Donald. I hope my next problem will be easier.

I got to spend a couple of months trapping you to make up for what I lost.

It'll be lonely around here without you.

I thank you, Becky. Not half as lonely as the word I'm going to be.

Well, you forget. You're used to it.

I guess so.

Josh, I wonder. Could I ask you something?

Becky.

Do you have any regrets about giving up Sarah?

Becky, I don't exactly know.

There's some things in life I reckon a man ought to be pushed into.

For his own good, you might say.

But I don't think Mary and Sarah was one of them.

Still?

Mm.

For she, Bertie.

Gordon, I wasn't on the night I decided.

I mean, if she don't want to go on to the web, then fine.

You know what?

I guess I were to be thankful for the fickleness of women.

Not all women, Becky. Just certain ones.

You take care of her.

Of course, she's reliable. I'll do that.

Oh, it's a single life for me.

And happy I will be.

Now I may have to trap for six more months, but single life will be.

Yes, a single man I'll be.

Happy I'm free.

Now I may have to practice a small month or single life will be.

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