Well Anse was on the defensive "a man can take jus' so much pushin', an' we had more'n that!
Anse said "a man can only be pushed so much" defensively.
mnli hypothesis: Anse said "a man can only be pushed so much" defensively. premise: Well Anse was on the defensive "a man can take jus' so much pushin', an' we had more'n that!