One man mutters " [well it's] good for Bush ", evidently not thrilled.
When the rustic talks in the vernacular to his horse he is not much concerned to know whether he is heard and understood; still less when he mutters threats against an absent rival, or kicks the stool that has tripped him up with a vicious "Take that!"
A woman mutters something about permanence and my head floats several inches from where it should be.