human
Oh, see that big man!
gpt
He's bigger than you will ever be, Jimmy,
human
I wouldn't like to be so tall,
gpt
Why not? You could whip all the fellows that tried to tease you.
human
They don't tease me much, Paul.
gpt
Do they tease you at all?
human
Not very often. Sometimes they call me Limpy, because I am lame.
gpt
I'd like to catch any boy doing it, said Paul energetically.
human
I'd make him see stars.
gpt
I don't mind, Paul.
human
But I do. Just let me catch the next fellow that calls you Limpy, and he won't do it again.
gpt
Was you always so large?
human
I was rather smaller when I was a baby,
gpt
How much do you weigh?
human
Two hundred and seventy-five pounds.
gpt
That beats you, Jimmy,
human
Were you big when you were a boy?
gpt
I was over seven feet high on my fifteenth birthday,
human
Did the teacher lick you often?
gpt
Not very often. He couldn't take me over his knee very well.
human
What an awful lot of cloth you must take for your clothes!
gpt
That's so, my lad. I keep a manufactory running all the time to keep me supplied.
human
Do you think that's true, Paul?
gpt
Not quite,
human
Don't you need to eat a good deal?
gpt
Oh, no, not much. Half a dozen chickens and a couple of turkeys are about all I generally eat for dinner. Perhaps I could eat more if I tried. If any of you boys will invite me to dinner I'll do my best.
human
I'm glad you ain't my son, said one of the boys.
gpt
I shouldn't like to keep you in food and clothes.
human
Well, now, I shouldn't mind having you for a father, said the giant, humorously looking down upon his questioner, a boy of twelve, and rather small of his age, with a humorous twinkle in his eye.
gpt
You wouldn't whip me very often, would you?
human
Now, you've seen a large man, Jimmy, said Paul.
gpt
I'm going next to show you a small one.