human
That'll do, he growled.
gpt
Yow shoot thee neb. Man as says owt again Mester Dick here's saying things agen me.
human
What do you mean? cried the constable.
gpt
Are you going to resist the law?
human
Nay, not I, said Hickathrift.
gpt
I am a good subject o' the king's. God bless him! But if yow says owt more again Mester Dick, I'll take thee by the scruff and pitch thee right out yonder into the bog.
human
Ay, snarled Dave, spitting in his hands and giving his staff a twist;