human
And to think that we slept through it all!
gpt
Begorrah, but wasn't it lucky that we didn't have the blanket wrapped about us?
human
It is well that you kept guard last night; neither of us would have heard the approach of the Winnebago; and wouldn't have known any thing about the other wolf until he lit on our shoulders.
gpt
My brother is mistaken, said Deerfoot;
human
Why didn't you shoot him?
gpt
Would he have died more quietly, or with less pain than from the knife? It is the knife that the Winnebago left; Deerfoot wanted to learn whether it would serve him well.
human
And I should think ye ought to be satisfied, as a cousin of me own once remarked after working five years for a man without any pay excipt starvation and kicks.
gpt
The knife proved itself a good one, said Fred;
human
Let my brother carry that, for the hour may come sooner than he thinks when it will be of use to him.
gpt
If I can handle it with half of your skill, it will serve me well indeed, but that can never be.