“ I ain’t a man to go fooling around—I’m a man that does things, I tell you. ”
Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad (1880). copy citation
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Source | A Tramp Abroad |
| Topic | ai |
| Date | 1880 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/119/119-h/119-h.htm |
Context
“Then you take the train for New York in the evening, and the steamer for San Francisco next morning?”
“That’s it—that’s the way I map it out!”
Riley considered a while, and then said:
“You couldn’t stay ... a day ... well, say two days longer?”
“Bless your soul, no! It’s not my style. I ain’t a man to go fooling around—I’m a man that does things, I tell you.”
The storm was raging, the thick snow blowing in gusts. Riley stood silent, apparently deep in a reverie, during a minute or more, then he looked up and said:
“Have you ever heard about that man who put up at Gadsby’s, once?”
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