human
And they knew my master, sir, said Hallings, turning to me, and appealing to L---- to confirm the truth of his assertion--
gpt
They knew my master, and, poor small creatures as they were, must have loved him too in their way, as every living thing did; for they used to buzz all round him as he sat there, and often pitch upon him, even upon his hands or head, and never one was known to sting him, vengeful as they were if strangers made too free near their hives, or among the flower-beds my master used to call their pleasure-grounds.
human
What has become of old Ralph and the tortoise, Hallings? asked L----, as he stopt to take a melancholy survey of the altered scene.
gpt
The gold-fish, of course, have been long destroyed, for I see the little basin with its small fountain is quite choked up with dead leaves and rubbish.
human
Mr Heneage Devereux took out the gold-fish, sir, the week after my master's death, replied the old butler;
gpt
Time's defacing fingers