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And so he went on , calling Sherburn everything he could lay his tongue to , and the whole street packed with people listening and laughing and going on . By and by a proud-looking man about fifty-five -- and he was a heap the best-dressed man in that town , too -- steps out of the store , and the crowd drops back on each side to let him come . He says to Boggs , mighty ca 'm and slow -- he says : `` I 'm tired of this , but I 'll endure it till one o'clock . Till one o'clock , mind -- no longer . If you open your mouth against me only once after that time you ca n't travel so far but I will find you . '' Then he turns and goes in . The crowd looked mighty sober ; nobody stirred , and there war n't no more laughing .