Well Anse was on the defensive "a man can take jus' so much pushin', an' we had more'n that!
Anse was being pushed to do things he didn't want to do.
mnli hypothesis: Anse was being pushed to do things he didn't want to do. premise: Well Anse was on the defensive "a man can take jus' so much pushin', an' we had more'n that!