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Rooster Cogburn: [referring to the defense attorney] Pencil-necked son of a bitch!
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Mattie Ross: Who's the best marshal?
Sheriff: I'll have to weigh that. William Waters is the best tracker. He's half Comanche, and it is something to see him cut for sign. The meanest is Rooster Cogburn; he is a pitiless man, double tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking. Loves to pull a cork... The best is probably L.T. Quinn; he brings his prisoners in alive. Now, he might let one slip by now and again, but he believes that even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake.
Mattie Ross: Where can I find this Rooster?
Gopal Bidari
Extended Reading
