human
I will just stay to take some dinner with you, he said,
gpt
But, my dear sir, I answered,
human
Oh that's of course, cried the sheriff.
gpt
Nobody thinks of asking his friends in this country; they always come when they like, and the invitation is understood.
human
Pray do stay, Richard, said Bessy, laying her head on my arm.
gpt
I have a great deal to talk to you about to-morrow; for I am so tired, and feel so weak, that I shall go to bed soon this evening--do stay.
human
Assuredly, I replied.
gpt
I was only putting on a little mock-modesty about the invitation, Bessy.
human
Well, well, go and wash your hands and faces, cried the sheriff.
gpt
We shall allow you time for no other toilet; for you have lingered so long on the road, that I fear the dinner has spoiled, and I hear certain sounds issuing from the back of the house, which indicate that fried chickens are on their way to the dining room. Listen, and you will presently hear a terrible crash, announcing that a large dish has fallen in the stone passage, and that Ham has tumbled out of the ark--a daily occurrence in Virginian houses, Sir Richard.
human
No, brother Harrisson, I do declare, cried the sister.
gpt
It never happened in this house. Come away, Bessy, he's a libeller. Come away, Sir Richard, and I will show you both your rooms, quite snug, side by side.
human
With a chink in the wall, like Pyramis and Thisbe's?