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I'd rather be a tree and grow up here and swing my branches in the wind and then burn, than be a little petty, piffling human being I would! I'm not afraid of you. You couldn't make me afraid of you. You can storm and rage around all you like. I only love you for it you beautiful thing!"
Symes curbed his irritation at the piffling objections of the Fly-trap King and responded tolerantly. "We'll organize a bank and loan 'em the money. If they fail to come through at the specified time the land will return to the company and we'll have their improvements, making them a small allowance for same, at our discretion.
With humorous intent he asked: "Do you know as much as Oliver?" "Oliver's a field officer," she replied tartly, and Doggie felt snubbed. "But I'm sure he agrees with everything I say." She paused and, in a different tone, went on: "Don't you think it's rather rotten to have this piffling argument when I've come all this long way to see you?"
I'm afraid you'll wind up like one of these bondholders of Gretzingers, just piffling." Lee went to stand at the window, so that Carrigan could not see his face. Emotion had unmanned him. He would not have even Pat know how strongly he was moved by this act of magnanimity. "Well, I better be getting back to the ditch," said the contractor, presently.
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