human
Oh, Mr. M'Lauchlin, the deil's in this house this day.
gpt
Very true, said Mrs. Birnie to me in an aside.
human
You see, sir, he speaks sense--whiles.
gpt
Everything has gone against me this day, he went on;
human
said he,
gpt
I'll get out of this if my beard never comes off. Hand me my Wellington boots, Mrs. Birnie; I hope you have not swallowed them, too!
human
There, cried he triumphantly--
gpt
There is that confounded paper of yours which has made all this row! See, Mrs. Birnie, he exclaimed, flourishing my census paper in his hand;
human
Oh, cried the much affected widow,
gpt
I am glad to hear it,