The Toll-Gate

if you call me a dandy again, you antiquated old fidget, I'll dashed well take off my coat, and show you how much of a dandy I am!" "Officer!" cried Mr. Willitoft. "I call on you to witness that this fellow has offered me violence!" "Well, you hadn't better," responded Stogumber. "I never heard him offer you no violence! Nice thing if a cove can't take his coat off without a silly nodcock calling on us Runners to stop him!"

"But this goes beyond everything! Upon my soul, such effrontery I never thought to meet with! You will stay until the trustees appoint a man in Brean's place!" "Oh, no, I won't! I'm tired of gatekeeping!" John replied. "Besides, I don't like you, and I don't feel at all inclined to oblige you."

"That's all right, old bubble!" said Chirk. "I'll mind it for you! But don't you waste no time sending a new man, because it wouldn't suit me to stop here for long. Gatekeeping is low, and I'm a man o' substance!" "Now I am going to suffer a Spasm!" uttered Rose.