“A host of workmen were literally carving and sculpturing a road, over heights which had yielded in the past only to the weary trudge of the walker on the hills, or the sure-footed goat and mule.”
“Do stop acting the goat and try to be serious.”
“Don't you move a muscle toward me, you lecherous old goat. If you come toward me or this young man, I'll blow your head clear off.”