human
Has he bit you badly, Reuben?
gpt
Well, he has bit precious hard, Reuben replied.
human
I think he has nearly taken a piece out of my calf,
gpt
Put it under the pump, lad. I will pump on it, the coachman said.
human
He's a bad-tempered brute, and I wonder the squire keeps it.
gpt
The brute ought to be killed, Reuben grumbled angrily.
human
I have never teased it or worried it, in any way. I wish you had stuck that fork into him, instead of hitting him with it. If you hadn't been within reach, he would have taken the bit out of me. He will kill somebody some day, and it were best to kill him, first.
gpt
You had best go home now, he said.
human
I will tell the gardener, when he comes round, what has happened to you. I doubt you will have to lay up, for a day or two.
gpt
Hello, Reuben! the latter exclaimed.
human
What's come to you? Yer trousers bee all tore.
gpt
That brute of a house dog at the squire's has had hold of me, Reuben answered.
human
The savage beast has had a try, a good many times; but this time he got hold, and he has bit me pretty sharp.