human
Oh! listen to that, would you, Thad? he burst forth with.
gpt
There's somebody else hunting up in this neck of the woods, and they've got my fine buck! Now, ain't that the worst thing ever; and just when it began to look as if he ought to belong to me, too; for you said he was hard hit; and I just know I rung the bell with that bullet. And now I reckon it's all off. Oh! why _didn't_ you knock him over when you had the chance, Thad?
human
I sure would if I'd had the least suspicion that there was any other hunter around these diggings, declared Thad, with a frown on his usually smooth brow; for he instantly began to scent trouble.
gpt
But come on, let's start along, and see what it all means. Perhaps now old Eli, or Jim may have wandered out to take a little side hunt.
human
But anyway, it's _my_ buck, Thad; you said I got him!