Gene smiles, smug in his rightness. The other five faces show they've been there and heard that one. She just tells me to stop pouting and go mend a fence. Once I told her we needed to mend our home fences first, and she ran me out with a broom. Amos asks his question again.
Gene thinks it over.
You make small talk and maybe casually mention what a cold day it is and how you might be taking a chill. Cal says there's not much that's more embarrassing than a turn-down. Gene asks of what. Amos says of not being turned down. I finally ask.