human
I know one thing,
gpt
Do you? said Will Bailey in a mocking tone.
human
That's very strange!
gpt
What were you going to say, Tip.
human
That, if I were the minister's son, I wouldn't make fun of the Bible.
gpt
What do you mean by that?
human
Just what I say,
gpt
Do you pretend to say that _I_ make fun of the Bible?
human
Humph! Didn't I hear you?
gpt
No, said Ellis, in a heat,
human
Well, now, said Tip,
gpt
I'll leave it to any boy here if you didn't. When a fellow takes a thing in the Bible and twists it around, and makes believe it means some little silly thing that it don't mean at all, I call that making fun.
human
Poh! said Howard, coming to the rescue of his friend.
gpt
What a fuss you're making about nothing. You're getting wise, aren't you, Tip? Ellis was only saying that verse in fun, just as lots of people do. I've heard good men quote the Bible and laugh over it.