Joseph EggerQuotes

Old Prophet: I don't know him, I don't know him, I don't know him!

Manco: Come on now, you know everybody.

Old Prophet: [Lifts his head from under the covers; Mocks a train's wheels moving; Spits; Grins and chuckles; laughs crazily as a train shoots by] Don't know anybody anymore! I'm dead! Understand? Well, there was a time when I knew everybody. That was a long time ago, when all this was prairie. But lately everybody's in a hurry, with your damned good-for-nothing trains! Two two two three! Disgusting! One day someone from the railroad comes here to see me and he says, Prophet, the railway's gonna go right past your house. Ah, is that so? I said. Mm-hm, yup that's right he says, All those trains gonna go right past here, and the best thing for you, Prophet, is to sell your land to the company or else we'll buy Baker's. He lives next to your place, and I'll put the tracks there, and that'll make you go crazy. What do you say, will you sell out to our company, Prophet? "Oh, is that so? says I. He was very anxious for me to sell out. You know what I told him about the railroad? You know what I told him he could do with his railroad? You know what my decision about selling was?

Manco: Well, you said no.

Old Prophet: You're right about that! No to him and his damn trains! I wouldn't, no!

Manco: Look, listen to me, you old man! You're supposed to be a prophet, and I didn't come here to listen to you rattle on about trains! I want to find out about this man, it's obvious you don't know anything.

Old Prophet: [Angry] No need to be insulting! If that's all you came here to do, you can clear out of my house fast, before I lose my temper, understand?

Old Prophet: Hey! Where you going, hm?

Manco: [Turns around and smirks] I guess I better leave before you go and lose your temper!