"I don't think he'd do that," Bill said, sincerely. As much as he might poke fun at the doctor, or be annoyed by him, Bill knew Mitchell was a good man.

"Oh, I'm sure the doc could tear me a nice new one if he was riled up enough to do it, an' I just don't wanna give him the chance."

And yes, he was also worried about the Dr. deciding this had been a bad idea.