human
What is that, boy?
gpt
That's half-a-bushel;
human
Half-a-bushel! You're more than half a fool. That's the letter _A_.
gpt
No; it's half-a-bushel; father told me so.
human
Then your father was as big a fool as yourself.
gpt
Father knew what half-a-bushel was, and so do I: that's half-a-bushel.
human
I tell you it's the letter A,
gpt
It's half-a-bushel,