dis gent here. and you can tell de spider," went on bat with growing ferocity, "dat next time he gits fresh and starts in to shootin' up my dance-joint, i'll bite de head off'n him. see? dat goes. if he t'inks his little two-by-four crowd can git way wit' de groome street, he's got anodder guess comin'. an' don't fergit dis gent here and me is friends, and anyone dat starts anyt'ing wit' dis gent is going to find trouble. does dat go? beat it."